Conforming loan limits for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will rise to $647,200 jump in 2022, the Federal Housing Finance Agency said on Tuesday—a jump of nearly $100,000 from 2021’s previous record high.
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MBA Letter Offers Recommendations to FHFA Proposed Regulatory Capital Framework
The Mortgage Bankers Association, in a Nov. 23 letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency, offered a series of recommendations to improve a proposed regulatory capital framework rule for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

FHFA: GSEs Sell $25 Billion in NPLs through 3Q
The Federal Housing Agency reported Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac sold nearly 131,000 non-performing loans with a total unpaid balance of $24.5 billion through June 30.

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.”

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

Industry Briefs Nov. 5, 2021: Pretium Acquires Anchor Loans
Pretium, New York, a specialized investment management firm with $30 billion in assets, acquired Anchor Loans LP, a provider of financing to residential real estate investors and entrepreneurs

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