VA issued Circular 26-24-02 amending COVID-19 Home Retention Waterfall and COVID-19 Refund Modification requirements. Per the Circular, VA included a 40-year repayment term for a
South Dakota passed a bill increasing the amount consumers may be charged for dishonored checks. Consumers may now be charged up to $60 for a
New Jersey passed a bill amending foreclosure provisions with respect to residential properties (1-to 4-family property used as a primary residence). Under the bill, a
Fannie Mae issued a Servicing Notice (Notice), updating the Legacy LIBOR Replacement Index Servicing Notice to reflect the new naming convention for the rebranding from
RHS revised chapters 4, 11, and 18 of the Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program Technical Handbook (HB-1-3555). Specifically, RHS revised paragraphs 4.6, 4.9, 4.10,
Fannie Mae issued Servicing Guide Announcement SVC-2023-06 (Announcement), setting forth updates to the Servicing Guide. Per the Announcement, Fannie Mae: Note that the revisions related
Fannie Mae issued an update to Lender Letter LL-2023-07 to clarify a servicing policy related to COVID-19. Per the update to the Lender Letter, Fannie
Fannie Mae issued Selling Guide Announcement SEL-2023-11 (Announcement), setting forth updates to the Selling Guide. Per the Announcement, Fannie Mae: Revisions related to restricted stock
Freddie Mac issued Bulletin 2023-25 (Bulletin) announcing revisions to the Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide. Per the Bulletin, Freddie Mac: All revisions are effective December 13, 2023.
VA issued Circular 26-23-25 to announce a temporary foreclosure moratorium for borrowers. The Circular strongly encourages servicers to establish a moratorium on initiating, continuing, and/or
Fannie Mae issued Servicing Guide Announcement SVC-2025-01 (Announcement), setting forth updates to the Servicing Guide. Per the Announcement, Fannie Mae introduced new cybersecurity requirements for
Freddie Mac issued Bulletin 2025-2 (Bulletin) announcing revisions to the Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide. Per the Bulletin, Freddie Mac: Revisions related to the portfolio reconciliation requirement
New York passed a bill amending recently enacted flood insurance requirements and restrictions for mortgage lenders and servicers. In December, 2024, New York passed a
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