Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced a reduction in the upfront fee for commingled securities to 9.375 basis points, effective April 1; additionally, the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced updates to the government-sponsored enterprises’ single-family pricing framework, effective May 1.
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MISMO Introduces Loan Limit API Specification
MISMO®, the real estate finance industry standards organization, released the FIPS Code Lending Limit API Specification, which illustrates how to define an API for searching lending limits based on a property’s postal code and county name.

FHFA Releases 2023 Scorecard for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, CSS
The Federal Housing Finance Agency on Wednesday released the 2023 Scorecard for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and their joint venture, Common Securitization Solutions LLC.

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Announce Replacement Rates for Legacy LIBOR Products
The replacement indices are the benchmark replacements recommended by the Federal Reserve Board and are based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR). The transition to these replacement indices will occur the day after June 30, 2023

Industry Briefs Dec. 22, 2022: Guild Mortgage Launches Payment Advantage Program
Guild Mortgage, San Diego, introduced Payment Advantage, a new conventional loan program to help homebuyers save on their payments as rates continue to rise.

FHFA: GSEs’ 3rd Quarter Delinquency Rate, Forbearances Decline
The Federal Housing Finance Agency released its third quarter Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report, showing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac completed 69,362 foreclosure prevention actions during the quarter, raising the total number of homeowners who have been helped to 6,660,364 since the start of conservatorships in September 2008.

FHFA Announces Final Rule for New GSE Products, Activities
The Federal Housing Finance Agency published a final rule that requires Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to provide advance notice to FHFA of new activities and obtain prior approval before launching new products.

FHFA Issues 2023-2024 GSE Multifamily Housing Goals
The Federal Housing Finance Agency on Wednesday issued its final rule for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that establishes the benchmark levels for their 2023 and 2024 multifamily housing goals.

Industry Briefs Dec. 14, 2022: CFPB Proposes Registry to Detect ‘Repeat Offenders’
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed requiring certain nonbank financial firms to register with the CFPB when they become subject to certain local, state or federal consumer financial protection agency or court orders.

MBA Offers FHFA Recommendations on Housing Equity
The Mortgage Bankers Association, in a letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency, offered a set of recommendations addressing the Agency’s efforts to improve home equity, particularly with respect to the racial homeownership gap.