Freddie has informed multifamily seller/servicers that it will treat all lawful permanent residents the same as citizens.

The mortgage giant spelled out what servicers must do to ensure the GSE’s interests are protected by adequate property insurance on the collateral backing its mortgage loans. Fannie also hedges its bets on a lapse in the NFIP.

The capital markets teams at Fannie and Freddie churned out a reperforming loan sale, a Guaranteed Multifamily Structures deal and a Structured Agency Credit Risk transaction.

A Fannie survey highlights how sentiments have changed among condo lenders after Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac imposed new restrictions in the wake of the Surfside tower collapse in 2021.

Despite winning a massive jury award in August, GSE shareholders are still squabbling with the government over how those damages should be distributed.

Freddie Mac’s new $2,500 credit for buyers earning less than 50% of area median income closely resembles an initiative announced last month by Fannie Mae.

Although Fannie Mae’s NPL sales are down, Freddie Mac’s near exit from the market accounts for most of the decline in sales in 2023.

Resolve and its associated APIs have been tweaked to make them more efficient and improve the way lenders manage their mortgage relief and default activities.

Fannie churns out a CRT transaction and an NPL sale, its first real capital markets activity since November.

The enterprise’s seller engagement efforts get a boost, with a familiar face taking over in the east and fresh eyes in the west.