Mortgage

HUD: Disaster Assistance Announced for Arkansas Disaster Survivors

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the implementation of federal disaster assistance for areas in Arkansas affected by severe storms and tornadoes from December 10 to December 11, 2021. On December 24, President Biden issued a major disaster declaration to make Federal funding available to affected individuals in the counties of Craighead,…

HUD: Disaster Assistance Announced for the Confederated Tribes of Colville Reservation Wildfires Survivors

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the implementation of federal disaster assistance for areas in the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation affected by wildfires from July 12 to August 8, 2021. On December 22, President Biden issued a major disaster declaration for the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. Federal funding,…

HUD: Disaster Assistance Announced for Alabama Disaster Survivors

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the implementation of federal disaster assistance for areas in the State of Alabama affected by severe storms and flooding from October 6 to October 7, 2021. On December 21, President Biden issued a major disaster declaration for the counties of Jefferson and Shelby. Federal funding, provided…

FHFA: Report on Enterprise Single-Family Guarantee Fees in 2020 Issued

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today issued its annual report on single-family guarantee fees charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises). Guarantee fees are intended to cover the credit risk and other costs that the Enterprises incur when they acquire single-family loans from lenders. These costs include projected credit losses from borrower defaults…

FHFA: Third Quarter 2021 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report Released

More than 6.2 million homeowners helped since conservatorship The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today released its third quarter 2021 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report​. The report shows that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) completed 180,566 foreclosure prevention actions during the quarter, raising the total number of homeowners who have been helped to 6,210,485…

OCC: Bulletin Issued on Revised Interagency Examination Procedures for HMDA

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today issued the revised interagency Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA)1examination procedures for determining compliance with HMDA and its implementing regulations. Rescission This bulletin rescinds OCC Bulletin 2010-8, “Compliance Policy: Revised Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Examination Procedures.” OCC Bulletin 2019-19, “Home Mortgage Disclosure Act: Revised Interagency Examination…

FHFA: Capital Planning Rule for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Proposed

Requirements in proposed rule represent another incremental step FHFA is taking to ensure safety and soundness at the Enterprises The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) today issued a proposed rule that would require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) to develop, maintain, and submit annual capital plans to FHFA. This requirement helps protect taxpayers…

HUD: Disaster Assistance Announced for Kentucky Disaster Survivors

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced the implementation of federal disaster assistance for areas in the Commonwealth of Kentucky affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding, and tornadoes beginning on December 10, 2021, and continuing. On December 12, President Biden issued a major disaster declaration for the counties of Caldwell, Fulton, Graves,…

HUD: Nonprofit Bidders Successfully Purchased More Than 800 Mortgage Notes through HUD-Held Vacant Loan Sale

Competitive bid sale provided priority bidding on 50 percent of mortgage notes in multi-loan pools by non-profit organizations and units of state and local government. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Asset Sales announced on Thursday that 23 mission-driven non-profit organizations successfully participated – and 11 were awarded pools – in its…

OCC: Improved Mortgage Performance Reported in Third Quarter 2021

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) reported that the performance of first-lien mortgages in the federal banking system improved during the third quarter of 2021. The OCC Mortgage Metrics Report, Third Quarter 2021 showed that 95.6 percent of mortgages included in the report were current and performing at the end of the third quarter…