Chase Home Financial remained the largest GSE servicer with a portfolio of $589.62 billion at the end of March. But Mr. Cooper came in a close second. (Includes two data tables.)

The time frames for servicers to complete routine foreclosures will expand in 17 states and shorten in four others.

The new metrics are designed to encourage servicers to manage risk through better tracking and to achieve higher performance.

To speed up and improve the efficiency of servicing, Freddie announced enhancements to STOS, PAID and VPC.

Updates will automate parts of the voluntary partial-cancellation process that are currently manual. This tool will be available through Freddie’s Gateway portal.

Fannie seller/servicers must now have information security programs that meet NIST or ISO standards.

No more tabbing back and forth between Loan Advisor and Servicing Gateway to find the tools you need. All Freddie’s single-family technology will now be available through its new Gateway portal.

At its current pace, by the end of March Mr. Cooper Group will have overtaken Chase Home Finance as the largest GSE server. (Includes two data tables.)

California wildfires, attorney fees, collateral valuations and board elections.

MBA revisits complaints about a new regulation that requires the GSEs to certify that third-party service providers are compliant with FTC rules covering unfair or deceptive acts or practices.