Fannie and Freddie find a way to deal with the NAR settlement without changing the rules.

Freddie clarifies how servicers should handle COVID-19 flex modifications for borrowers who recently became delinquent. Fannie announces a tool to compute the monthly income of self-employed borrowers.

Fannie and Freddie have updated rules around employment contracts, shared appreciation and fluctuating income.

Servicers should see several enhancements to Freddie’s Resolve platform and its APIs, including a dashboard they can use to manage their pipeline and track charge-offs.

Both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have eased the rules that limit the use of rental income to qualify for a mortgage.

High failure rates for lenders trying to implement new edits to certain fee disclosure requirements in Phase 3B of the Uniform Closing Database persuaded Fannie and Freddie to postpone those changes.

The impact of the Equifax credit score snafu appears to be minimal, limiting the headache for lenders.

Coding errors may require new underwriting for loans that relied on data originating with the massive credit score reporting firm.

Industry groups take sides in debate over FHFA’s treatment of nonbank servicers.

The GSEs’ regulator renews efforts to collect preferred language information from borrowers.