Tag Archives: Freddie Mac

Despite the overall national forbearance rate nearing the 1% mark, the rate of forbearance exits reached another low since MBA began tracking exits in June 2020.

For the fifth straight month, the South witnessed the highest pace of appreciation, as existing-home sales jumped 9.3% in the region in January.

Fannie Mae recognizes 29 mortgage servicers that excelled at its STAR program, while Freddie Mac applauds nine winners of its 2021 SHARP program.

The GSE has added Heidi Mason to assume general counsel responsibilities, and has named ex-Ginnie Mae President Kevin Chavers and Luke Hayden to its Board of Directors.

It has been 14 years since Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae were put under full operational control of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) at the height of the financial crisis in September 2008. At the time, then-Treasury Secretary Henry ...

The FHFA has released a draft of its strategic plan and is requesting input from interested parties before a final version is released.

A panel of eight industry experts will weigh in and share their insight in guiding the path of its content throughout 2022.

Tim Anderson of Evolve Mortgage Services discusses the benefits of electronic loan modifications and the compliance steps necessary to adopt this technology.

A commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace earns the GSE a perfect score by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.

The conforming loan limit reached $971,000 last year for high-priced areas, leading to concerns the government may be subsidizing loans for wealthy families unnecessarily. Former Freddie Mac CEO Don Layton takes a deeper dive into this issue.