The average estimated guarantee fee on Freddie’s new single-family business in the third quarter was 57 basis points, up 3 bps from the second quarter.

FHFA Deputy Director Naa Awaa Tagoe announced several policy changes impacting the GSEs.

The Democrats calculate that the cost of a FICO score has increased by as much as 400% over the past two years.

Fitch Ratings upgraded its servicer ratings of Planet Home Lending, citing a strong recapture rate, among other attributes.

An affiliate of JPMorgan Chase was the winning bidder on an auction by Freddie Mac of nonperforming loans with a balance of $188.3 million.

Beginning Dec. 9, servicers must use Freddie’s Resolve default management tool to complete the following actions: charge-offs, foreclosure sale reporting, custom modifications, deed-in-lieu of foreclosure and third-party foreclosure sale settlements.

Purchase-money mortgages accounted for 82.5% of agency MBS issuance during August, though the refinance share is growing.

Previous industry changes — the Uniform Mortgage Data Program, the single security initiative and the transition away from the London Interbank Offered Rate — took longer than expected to put into place and caught some stakeholders flat-footed.

The selection of Diana Reid means Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and FHFA are now all run by female executives.

The Loan Store acquired Homepoint Financial’s wholesale lending operations last year.