Chase remains the largest servicer of GSE loans at the halfway mark this year, but a 16.4% surge in volume at Mr. Cooper Group, the number two GSE servicer, cut deeply into Chase’s lead. (Includes two data tables.)

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

S&P Global Ratings gives the Freddie asset management and operations team an “above average” ranking and a stable outlook.

Fannie Mae said the new Uniform Residential Appraisal Report will depend on six new property characteristics data points to let users know what information to provide.

Naa Awaa Tagoe, deputy director for housing mission and goals at FHFA, waded through some of the agency’s most recent controversies at the MBA’s secondary market conference.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac this week announced enhancements to their flex modification programs. The primary aim is to ensure that modifications result in a 20% reduction in P&I payments.

The Financial Stability Oversight Council last week endorsed FHFA’s years-long request for prudential regulatory authority over nonbank mortgage servicers.

The nonbank share of GSE servicing hit 57.8% as of the end of March, up from a 57.0% share at the end of 2023. Two of the largest banks reduced their GSE servicing during the first quarter. (Includes two data tables.)

The Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act, signed into law in 2022, blocks lenders from avoiding New York’s six-year statute of limitations on foreclosures by simply canceling the foreclosure. New language in Fannie’s loan modification agreement may negate FAPA’s block.

Freddie has informed multifamily seller/servicers that it will treat all lawful permanent residents the same as citizens.