The Federal Housing Finance Agency announced Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will continue to offer COVID-19 forbearance to qualifying multifamily property owners through March 31, 2021. The programs had been set to expire December 31.
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MBA: Share of Mortgages in Forbearance Ticks Up
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest Forbearance & Call Center Survey reported loans in forbearance increased slightly to 5.49% of servicers’ portfolio volume as of December 13 from 5.49% the prior week. MBA estimates 2.7 million homeowners are in forbearance plans.

FHFA: GSEs Complete 539,000 3Q Foreclosure Prevention Actions
The Federal Housing Finance Agency released its third quarter Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report, showing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac completed 539,451 foreclosure prevention actions in quarter, bringing to 5.2 million the number of troubled homeowners who have been helped during conservatorships.

FHFA Issues Proposed Rulemaking for Enterprise Liquidity Requirements, Seeks Comments
The Federal Housing Finance Agency, Washington, D.C., on Thursday announced it would seek comments on a proposed rulemaking regarding Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac liquidity requirements.

FHFA Holds GSE Affordable Housing Goals Steady
The Federal Housing Finance Agency on Wednesday announced its 2021 affordable housing goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will remain the same as they were in 2020. It also seeks input about future housing goals rulemaking.

The Redesigned URLA Mandate Is Around the Corner. Will Your Technology Solution Be Ready?
December is always a busy month, and this is especially true for mortgage lenders this year. With 2021 rapidly approaching, the deadline to implement the redesigned URLA and updated automated underwriting system (AUS) datasets will be here before we know it.

FHFA: GSE Non-Performing Loan Portfolios Down 70%
The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s latest report on sale of non-performing loans by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac showed of loans one or more years delinquent held in the Enterprises’ portfolios decreased by 70 percent.

MBA, Trade Groups Urge Treasury to Promote ‘Critical Reforms’ of GSEs
More than 12 years after the federal government placed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under conservatorship—and seemingly no closer to moving them out of conservatorship—the Mortgage Bankers Association and several industry trade groups urged the Treasury Department to promote “critical reforms” of the GSEs and bolster their safety and soundness.

MBA: Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Drops Back to 5.48%
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest Forbearance and Call Volume Survey reported loans now in forbearance decreased to 5.48% of servicers’ portfolio volume as of December 6 from 5.54% the prior week. MBA estimates 2.7 million homeowners are in forbearance plans.

CFPB Issues Final Mortgage Rules on General QM, Seasoned QM
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday issued final rules related to qualified mortgage loans. The Mortgage Bankers Association provided preliminary summaries of the final rules.