DENVER–The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s Naa Awaa Tagoe, Deputy Director, Division of Housing Mission and Goals, announced a series of updates at the Mortgage Bankers Association Annual Conference & Expo Oct. 28.
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MBA Letter to FHFA Offers Recommendations on Appraisal Policies
The Mortgage Bankers Association, in a Feb. 26 letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency, offered a set of recommendations aimed at promoting and modernizing the appraisal process.
FHFA Issues RFI on Appraisal-Related Policies, Practices, Processes
The Federal Housing Finance Agency on Dec. 28 issued a Request for Input on appraisal-related policies, practices and processes. The input received in response to the RFI will be used by FHFA to determine necessary modifications needed to ensure Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac operate in a safe and sound manner.
FHA Issues Temporary Waiver Suspending Early Payment Default Reviews
The Federal Housing Administration yesterday issued a temporary waiver of its Single Family Housing Policy Handbook4000.1 to temporarily suspend the requirement that mortgagees select and review all Early Payment Defaults on a monthly basis.
Fitch: Coronavirus to Drive More ‘Outside-the-Box’ Appraisals in RMBS
Fitch Ratings, New York, said traditional “full” pre-close home appraisals, viewed to be best practice, are becoming less common in the mortgage origination process as homes are more difficult to access during the coronavirus outbreak.
ARMCO: Critical Defect Rate Drops 9%
ACES Risk Management, Denver, said the overall critical defect rate reached 1.56% in the third quarter, to the lowest defect rate since 2016.