News & Insights
July 16, 2024
Beyond the Close: Collaborating for Post-Purchase Borrower Education
The entire housing finance ecosystem benefits when homeowners remain in their homes. Borrowers who are engaged sooner and educated more fully have a better experience and achieve more successful outcomes. This is the key to sustainable homeownership.
By The Single-Family Team, Freddie Mac
Industry trends, marketplace dynamics and much more.
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News Articles | December 31, 2023
December 2023 Loan Quality Advisor® Releases
December releases include updates for biannual credit reporting companies (CRCs) and technical affiliates (TAs), an updated message matrix for Loan Quality Advisor®, four new Party Role Type messages to the system messages, added a new PAR finding status for condominium projects, an update to Loan Quality Advisor Data Compare, new critical purchase eligibility edits in Loan Selling Advisor® and an update on HeritageOneSM and BorrowSmart®.
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Press Release | December 14, 2023
Loan Limit Values for 2024
In line with the Federal Housing Finance Agency announcement, we’re increasing our maximum baseline conforming loan limit and high-cost area loan limit values.
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News Articles | December 14, 2023
January 2024 Loan Product Advisor Releases
January releases include implementation of 2024 loan limit values and new feedback messages supporting HeritageOneSM. We’re also previewing feedback messages that are effective soon.
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News Articles | December 12, 2023
Loan Closing Advisor December 13 Release Notes
Loan Closing Advisor updated with allowable Regulation Z points and fees thresholds can help you meet the Guide’s points and fees requirements.
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News Articles | December 11, 2023
New Home Possible Opportunities Dashboard in ECO
We’ve added a new offerings dashboard to the Loan Advisor Pipeline – Delivered View dashboards in ECO®.
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News Articles | December 6, 2023
Condo Project Advisor: Greater Insight into Project Eligibility
Now you can get greater insight into condo project eligibility with Project Assessment Request (PAR) “Project Certified” status.
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News Articles | December 1, 2023
December 2023 ECO Release: New QC Dashboard and Other Enhancements
ECO has added self-serve access to a new QC dashboard and enhancements to improve existing dashboards.
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News Articles | November 16, 2023
December Loan Product Advisor Releases
Revised Caution feedback messages, AIM updates and more will be effective in December. Learn more.
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News Articles | November 14, 2023
Loan Selling Advisor November 2023 Updates
New feature in cash rate sheet, ULDD Phase 4a and Phase 5 updates, pre-release client testing for enhancements to Mandatory Cash Contracts, plus more.
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News Articles | November 6, 2023
Uniform Closing Dataset (UCD) Phase 3B Transition to Critical in Loan Closing Advisor® on November 6
A GSE Announcement about the Uniform Closing Dataset (UCD) Critical Edits Phase 3B Transition.