Small and women/minority-owned businesses servicing Freddie will receive payment on their invoices at least 20 days earlier than stipulated.

Consumer criticisms regarding mortgages topped the list of coronavirus-related complaints filed with the CFPB in April.

Impac Mortgage Holdings is about to unload what’s left of its MSR assets. Meaning?

The gap between when prepayment proceeds are received and when the funds must be transferred to agencies provides an opportunity for servicers to use the funds for forbearance-related advance payments.

A 91% drop in GSE earnings during 1Q has raised concerns about their second-quarter performance and exit from conservatorship.

The economic damage caused by the pandemic took a bite out of Freddie’s first-quarter results. More trouble lies ahead, including forced MSR transfers.

After failing to get help from federal agencies, nonbank servicers’ lobbying efforts for a liquidity facility have shifted to Congress.

The GSEs reportedly are in the hunt to hire special servicers to handle COVID-19-related forbearance claims. The reason: Some nonbanks may be living on borrowed time.

Mortgage bankers have been clamoring for liquidity help from the FHFA. This week, the agency delivered on the issue of the GSEs buying COVID-19-related forbearance loans, but then lenders read the fine print.

Economists at Fannie and Freddie are “relatively optimistic” about mortgage originations in 2020, despite the economic impact of COVID-19. But not if social distancing remains in place beyond May.