The GSEs will expand eligibility for loan modifications by revising mark-to-market LTV ratio-based requirements and using a step-by-step process until the borrower’s P&I payment is reduced by 20%.

The GSEs may not purchase mortgages for working farms or ranches, but they do buy mortgages for residential property in rural settings — even if they have some agricultural characteristics.

Federal Housing Finance Agency researchers recently updated the number of home sales lost to the “lock-in” effect to 1.7 million units.

The mortgage giant has implemented a requirement that seller/servicers maintain and share records of the types of fraud they see as well as any specific fraud cases they’re aware of.

Landlords who repeatedly fail to provide tenants the new enterprise protections could be subject to a 0.20% penalty on their original loan amount or even a default.

Freddie Mac bulletins clarify how single-family sellers should deal with self-employed income and the types of public records searches required for multifamily sellers.

LPA will now confirm loan assumptions for eligible borrowers, simplifying the process for servicers that aren’t sellers.

Freddie’s head of third-party oversight and governance recently outlined the main counterparty risks faced by the mortgage giant.

Freddie adds a new AIM provider, requires trended data in most credit reports.

The mortgage giant worked with the Housing Assistance Council to estimate the scale of the tangled title problem and begin to look for solutions.