SAN DIEGO–Senior government executives visited the MBA Commercial/Multifamily Finance Convention & Expo 2023 to discuss their successes and challenges, including how to increase the national supply of affordable housing.
Tag: Federal Housing Finance Agency
MBA Letter Voices Concerns Over FHFA DTI-Based LLPA
The Mortgage Bankers Association on Friday sent a letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency expressing concerns regarding recently announced changes to loan-level price adjustments by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, particularly addition of an LLPA based on debt-to-income ratio.
MBA Letter Voices Concerns Over FHFA DTI-Based LLPA
The Mortgage Bankers Association on Friday sent a letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency expressing concerns regarding recently announced changes to loan-level price adjustments by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, particularly addition of an LLPA based on debt-to-income ratio.
GSEs Reduce Upfront Fee for Commingled Securities; FHFA Updates GSEs’ Single-Family Pricing Framework
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.
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.