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FHA adds 40-year loan term to COVID-19 arsenal

Housing Wire

The Federal Housing Administration told mortgage servicers that they can now offer a 40-year loan term as a COVID-19 recovery option. The administration added that some loans funded through mortgage revenue bonds may not qualify for the new loss mitigation option. Comments from the mortgage industry are due by May 31.

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Housing coalition publishes recommendations for GSEs’ ‘Duty to Serve’ plans

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mortgage finance system. The GSEs should “increase certain loan purchases” in Duty to Serve markets; develop new and accessible loan products and programs; and evaluate new business partnership opportunities. The publication, entitled “Blueprint 2024,” makes three key recommendations.

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FHFA assisted nearly 44,000 troubled homeowners in Q4 2023

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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac completed 43,903 foreclosure prevention actions in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to a new report published by the Federal Housing Finance Agency ( FHFA ). Loan modifications dropped from 14,363 in Q3 to 12,758 in Q4, an 11.2% The rate for U.S.

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In Q1 earnings, Longbridge parent expects reverse mortgage market to improve

Housing Wire

Projections of loan originations and submissions, however, are tracking higher thus far in the second quarter and the company expects that Longbridge will soon return to positive contributions. Mark Tecotzky, Ellington’s co-chief investment officer, described the company’s enthusiasm for the proprietary reverse mortgage securitization.

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GSEs completed nearly 60,000 foreclosure prevention actions in Q1 2023: FHFA

Housing Wire

This is according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Q1 2023 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report, which was published late last week. The total number of loans in forbearance at the end of Q1 stood at 65,757, coming out to 0.21% of the total loans serviced and 15% of delinquent loans.

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FHFA prevention actions surpassed 52K in Q4 2022

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The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) released on Thursday its Fourth Quarter 2022 Foreclosure Prevention and Refinance Report, stating that government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac completed 52,469 foreclosure prevention actions in Q4 2022.

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Biden’s executive order will extend foreclosure moratorium

Housing Wire

Biden had previously outlined strategies to mitigate foreclosures and evictions in his housing agenda, which included a Bill of Rights that will prevent mortgage servicers from advancing a foreclosure when the homeowner is in the process of receiving a loan modification. Presented by: VRM Mortgage Services.

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