Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac completed 52,469 foreclosure prevention actions during the fourth quarter, raising the total number of homeowners who have been helped to 6.7 million since September 2008, the Federal Housing Finance Agency reported.
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FHFA Delays Effective Date of GSE DTI Ratio-Based Fee to Aug. 1
The Federal Housing Finance Agency on Wednesday announced a 90-day delay in the effective date of the new Loan Level Price Adjustments for certain borrowers with debt-to-income ratios above 40 percent. The new effective date will be for deliveries on or after August 1.

Industry Briefs Mar. 3, 2023: Fitch Ratings Says FHA Premium Cuts ‘Credit Neutral’ for Private Mortgage Insurers
Fitch Ratings, New York, said recently announced reductions in the Federal Housing Authority mortgage insurance premium rates are not expected to have a meaningful credit impact on private U.S. mortgage insurance carriers.

#MBACREF23: Multifamily Leadership Perspectives
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.

Dealmaker: Walker & Dunlop Structures $120M For Manhattan Affordable Housing
Walker & Dunlop, Bethesda, Md., structured $120 million in Freddie Mac financing to rehabilitate a 557-unit, three-building portfolio in Harlem, N.Y.

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.

Industry Briefs Jan. 31, 2023: Revolution Mortgage Partners with Silverwork Solutions
Silverwork Solutions, Chicago, a developer of digital workforce BOTs, announced a partnership with Revolution Mortgage, Columbus, Ohio.

FHA Publishes Updated Instructions for Single-Family Mortgage Model Documents
The Federal Housing Administration on Friday published Mortgagee Letter 2023-01, Updated Instructions for Single Family Forward Mortgage Model Documents for Government Sponsored Enterprises Security Instrument and Note Updates.

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.