Housing Market Roundup Nov. 22, 2021

Here’s a summary of some of the latest housing and economic reports that have come across the MBA NewsLink desk:

FHFA Releases 2022 Scorecard for GSEs, CSS

The Federal Housing Finance Agency on Wednesday released its 2022 Scorecard for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Common Securitization Solutions LLC.

FHFA Releases 2022 Scorecard for GSEs, CSS

The Federal Housing Finance Agency on Wednesday released its 2022 Scorecard for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Common Securitization Solutions LLC.

Rick Triola of NotaryCam: Worried About RON Storage? Stream It

Both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have updated their selling guides to state that lenders must retain the audio-video recording of the RON transaction for the greater of either (a) the minimum period required by the state in which the notary is licensed or (b) 10 years. This guideline has left a lot of lenders wondering just how to store all that audio-video footage…and spurred a new crop of vendors ready to meet this “need.”

Housing Market Roundup Nov. 9, 2021

We’re starting to get a lot of year-end housing market reports—which means we should be soon getting 2022 forecasts. Here is a roundup of recent reports to come across the MBA NewsLink desk:

Timothy Raty of Mortgage Cadence: USDA and the GSEs’ New Uniform Security Instruments

While Rural Development’s requirements lack details specific to the content of the security instruments used, they do have plenty of other requirements regarding the servicing of a loan which may not be completely compatible with the covenants within the SIs. The following summarizes the types of conflicts, additional requirements and near conflicts that may exist

October Employment Bounces Back as Delta Variant Fades

Payroll employment roared back in October after tepid growth the previous two months as the U.S. began to move on from the fading coronavirus Delta variant, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.

Timothy Raty of Mortgage Cadence: USDA and the GSEs’ New Uniform Security Instruments

While Rural Development’s requirements lack details specific to the content of the security instruments used, they do have plenty of other requirements regarding the servicing of a loan which may not be completely compatible with the covenants within the SIs. The following summarizes the types of conflicts, additional requirements and near conflicts that may exist

Timothy Raty of Mortgage Cadence: USDA and the GSEs’ New Uniform Security Instruments

While Rural Development’s requirements lack details specific to the content of the security instruments used, they do have plenty of other requirements regarding the servicing of a loan which may not be completely compatible with the covenants within the SIs. The following summarizes the types of conflicts, additional requirements and near conflicts that may exist