Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shareholders may finally get some modest compensation for FHFA’s decision to allow Treasury to seize all of the profits of the government-sponsored enterprises.
Lenders argue that the cumulative cost of verification of income and employment, especially the electronic kind, is unreasonable and should be scrutinized by FHFA.
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.
Appraisers have dramatically reduced the use of prohibited words in their valuations, a sign Fannie has made strides in limiting bias against protected classes.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac accounted for 44.1% of all mortgage originations in 2023, compared with 48.6% in 2022 and more than 58% in both 2021 and 2020.
Mortgage industry stakeholders said Freddie Mac’s pilot program to alleviate repurchase requests is a better option than Fannie Mae’s new notice of potential defect.