News & Insights
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News Articles | December 10, 2020
Find Out What’s New and What’s Coming Soon in Loan Selling Advisor®
Check out these key changes coming to Loan Selling Advisor®.
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News Articles | December 8, 2020
Reminder: Data Source Required for Desktop and Exterior-Only Appraisals
When getting a desktop or exterior-only appraisal, make sure the appraisal report contains a data source for the relevant property characteristics, including interior condition.
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News Articles | December 7, 2020
UCount Is Here: Bringing Greater Transparency to Annual Certification and Change and Activity Reporting
Get greater transparency and a simpler process when it comes to meeting your annual certification obligations and reporting changes in your organization.
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News Articles | November 24, 2020
Loan Limits Are Increasing by 7.42% in 2021
In line with the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announcement, we’re increasing our maximum base conforming and high-cost area loan limits on January 1, 2021.
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News Articles | November 13, 2020
New and Upcoming Changes to Loan Selling Advisor®
New updates are now live and coming soon for Loan Selling Advisor®. Click the link above to learn more.
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News Articles | November 2, 2020
UCount: Bringing Greater Transparency to Annual Certification and Change and Activity Reporting
You want greater transparency and a simpler process when it comes to meeting your annual certification obligations and reporting changes in your organization, as required by our Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide.
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News Articles | August 19, 2020
Coming Soon: UCount Will Bring Greater Transparency to Annual Certification and Change and Activity Reporting
"This fall, we’re replacing Guide Forms 16SF, Annual Eligibility Certification Report, and 1107SF, Seller/Servicer Change Notification Form, and the Annual Eligibility Website with the Unified Counterparty Experience System (UCount℠). Learn what you'll get with UCount and how it will benefit your organization."
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News Articles | July 22, 2020
True Lies: Forged CPA Letters in 10 Loans
When one of our Seller/Servicers observed suspicious behavior coming from a mortgage brokerage, they followed Freddie Mac’s requirements for suspected fraud and reported their concerns to our Single-Family Fraud Risk (SFFR) team.
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News Articles | July 21, 2020
Important Update to Recourse as a Repurchase Alternative
Beginning on August 1, 2020, we are charging a 5% fee (of UPB) for a five-year recourse offered as a repurchase alternative.
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News Articles | July 15, 2020
Freddie Mac Announces Disaster Payment Deferral and other Servicing Updates
Guide Bulletin 2020-28 announces updates to disaster-related policies, including the introduction of the disaster Payment Deferral option. Guide Bulletin 2020-29 provides updates to insurance loss settlement and document custody requirements. Both Bulletins include other updates that may be important to Servicers.