News & Insights
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News Articles | May 30, 2019
ULDD Update Further Aligns GSE Specifications
Today, Freddie Mac provided an update to Phase 3 of the Uniform Loan Delivery Dataset (ULDD), to further align the GSE specifications, and to support the new Uniform Residential Loan Application (URLA).
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| May 24, 2019
True Lies: Falsified College Transcripts Flunk 13 Loans
True Lies is our bimonthly series that shares real stories from the Single-Family Fraud Risk team’s experiences in the field, to help keep you informed on current fraud trends.
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News Articles | January 10, 2019
ULDD Phase 3 Reminder
Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae (the GSEs) are reminding sellers to begin collecting specific new data points for loans with an Application Received Date on or after January 1, 2019, as outlined in previous Phase 3 updates of the Uniform Loan Delivery Dataset (ULDD).
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Technology Updates | September 6, 2018
New Loan Collateral Advisor and UCDP Feedback Messages
Review feedback messages and Freddie Mac proprietary UCDP feedback messages pertaining to new enhancements being made to Loan Collateral Advisor, so that you can start building them into your processes and be prepared when the changes go into effect in the fall. These enhancements will mean that when you submit appraisals to the Uniform Collateral Data Portal® (UCDP®), new collateral risk scoring and feedback messaging will help you simplify processes to create efficiency and provide greater opportunity for collateral representation and warranty relief.
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News Articles | August 3, 2018
UCDP System Outages on August 6 and August 12
The Uniform Collateral Data Portal® (UCDP®) Integration and Production environments will be unavailable due to scheduled maintenance from 5 p.m. ET on Saturday, October 20 until 5 a.m. ET on Sunday, October 21.
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News Articles | June 26, 2018
Important Update to the GSEs UCD Seller Data Requirements
Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae (the GSEs) are committed to supporting the industry with its adoption of the Uniform Closing Dataset (UCD). Over the past several months, the GSEs have been working with the industry to understand challenges encountered with the collection of certain Seller-specific closing data elements.
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News Articles | June 5, 2018
Freddie Mac Clarification on the UCD PDF Requirement
Beginning June 25, 2018, we will enforce the requirement to embed the Closing Disclosure PDF in the Uniform Closing Dataset (UCD) XML file.
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News Articles | May 9, 2018
Get Ready for UCD Changes on June 25, 2018
Review and understand beginning on June 25 2018, the two Loan Selling AdvisorSM edits listed will display as critical when a Uniform Closing Dataset (UCD) XML file and Closing Disclosure PDF are not successfully submitted to Loan Closing Advisor® prior to loan delivery. These changes are specific to Loan Selling Advisor and do not impact the criteria that determines a successful UCD submission in Loan Closing Advisor.
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Technology Updates | February 26, 2018
ULDD Phase 3 Loan Selling Advisor Updates Deferred Until March 5
We are deferring the Uniform Loan Delivery Dataset (ULDD) Phase 3 updates to Loan Selling Advisor® and Loan Quality Advisor® until March 5, 2018.
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News Articles | February 21, 2018
Optional ULDD Phase 3 Data Delivery Starts Monday
Starting Monday, February 26, you can deliver Uniform Loan Delivery Dataset (ULDD) Phase 3 data through Loan Selling Advisor®, if you're able to do so.