News & Insights
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News Articles | October 20, 2021
True Lies: Allies in the Fraud Fight
Our QC and SFFR teams work together closely to identify fraud and reduce the risk it poses. Here, we look at one real-world example.
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Technology Updates | October 7, 2021
New Loan Closing Advisor APR and APOR Warning Feedback Messages
We’ve expanded on our October 5, 2021 Loan Closing Advisor® release by adding two new warning feedback messages to help you prepare for changes to requirements for APR and APOR data points on October 28, 2021.
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Technology Updates | October 4, 2021
Revised Loan Closing Advisor APR, APOR and Regulation Z Total Loan Amount Feedback Messages
We’re revising certain existing Loan Closing Advisor® feedback messages to help you prepare for changes to requirements for APR, APOR and Regulation Z datapoints.
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Technology Updates | June 25, 2021
New Loan Quality Advisor URLs Now Available
To strengthen the security of our tools and technology and safeguard your information, Freddie Mac will be updating the URLs to access Loan Quality Advisor® through system-to-system (S2S) integration. Access to Loan Quality Advisor through the current URLs will no longer be available after August 31, 2021.
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News Articles | May 26, 2021
Guide Bulletin 2021-19: Updates Related to the PSPA and the Revised QM Rule
This Bulletin updates our requirements in response to the PSPA and the Revised General QM Rule and specifies which mortgages Freddie Mac will continue to purchase and under what conditions those mortgages may be purchased.
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News Articles | March 11, 2021
True Lies: A Child Support Ruse
In two recent cases, we found fraud in an unsuspected place – child support documentation used as borrower income.
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News Articles | December 16, 2020
True Lies: When Employers Twist the Truth
Two borrowers. One employer. Different paystubs. And that was just one example of income misrepresentation across several cases we investigated.
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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 | April 21, 2020
ULDD Updates to Support SOFR ARM Index Transition
This announcement highlights ULDD SOFR related specification updates and implementation considerations.
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News Articles | March 30, 2020
Fraud Watch: Recognize Phone Spoofing
Imposters posing as Freddie Mac representatives are offering consumers a low interest rate loan and other false promises.