If the LLPA is passed to consumers as a charge at consummation, lenders will have to disclose the added cost as an “origination charge” on the loan estimate and closing disclosure.
Gordon Albrecht of FCI Lender Services, the nation’s largest hard-money subservicer: "We [have been] getting a ton of requests for forbearance, but we’re a subservicer, so we have no authority to do any type of forbearance without the lender’s direction and permission.”
But there’s something else to think about here. Let’s say Democrat Joe Biden (DE) wins the White House in November. After being sworn into office, will he act swiftly to dismantle this very controversial loan-level private adjustment?...
FHFA said it originally approved the purchase of forborne loans to improve liquidity in the market. On Wednesday, agency Director Mark Calabria reiterated that assertion: “Extending these COVID-19 flexibilities helps keep the mortgage market moving and borrowers safe during the pandemic.”