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CreditSmart® Consumer Online Resources

Recognizing that consumers often seek information and assistance on credit and homeownership from community-based organizations and/or from housing professionals like you, Freddie Mac developed CreditSmart as a tool to support your efforts in this area.

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These materials are designed to help consumers with budgeting, qualifying for a loan, selecting a lender, finding a real estate agent, avoid foreclosure and other steps towards homeownership.

Industry Insights

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Insight Articles January 31, 2023

How Less Risk, More Flexibility and a Better Borrower Experience Are Driving the Future of Valuation

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Insight Articles January 26, 2023

Reintroduce Yourself to Resolve®

Q&A with Chief Appraiser
Insight Articles January 3, 2023

Q&A with Freddie Mac’s SF Chief Appraiser: The Importance of Market Conditions Analysis – In All Markets

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Insight Articles December 8, 2022

True Lies: The Lies Caught Up With Her

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Insight Articles November 1, 2022

SHARP-en Your Focus in 2023: Strategies from an Award-Winning Servicer

Home Starts Here Podcast
Podcast October 31, 2022

Best Practices for Managing Loan Pricing Economics

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Insight Articles September 29, 2022

Q&A with Freddie Mac’s SF Chief Appraiser: Upgrading from ACE+ PDR to Hybrid Appraisal

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Insight Articles August 2, 2022

Co-Buying a First Home: A Look at Buddying Up to Buy

CRTcast Podcast
Podcast April 13, 2022

Syndication’s Role in New Issue CRT

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Insight Articles February 10, 2022

H2-Whoa: How to Find and Fix the Biggest Wastes of Water in Your Home with Green Mortgages

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Insight Articles November 24, 2021

Going Green: Home Energy Assessments 101

CRTcast Podcast
Podcast November 17, 2021

CRT Then and Now, A Conversation with Don Layton

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