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HUD, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Delay Implementation of Reconsideration of Value Guidance

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As previously reported, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in connection with single-family residential mortgage loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), and Fannie Mae and Freddie...more

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HUD, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Issue Reconsideration of Value Guidance to Combat Appraisal Bias

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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), through the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), recently issued Mortgagee Letter 2024-07 addressing reconsideration of value (ROV) policies in connection with...more

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HUD Issues 2023 Update to Housing Equity Action Plan

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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently issued a press release announcing a 2023 update to its Equity Action Plan. The Equity Action Plan is part of HUD’s efforts to implement President Biden’s...more

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HUD Recently Announced the 2024 Loan Limits for FHA Forward Mortgages and HECMs

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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently announced the 2024 loan limits for FHA insured forward mortgage loans and FHA insured Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs). The announcements were made...more

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HUD Requires Use of Supplemental Consumer Information Form for FHA Mortgage Loans

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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently announced in Mortgagee Letter 2023.13 that lenders must use the Supplemental Consumer Information Form (SCIF) of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in connection...more

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HUD establishes 40-year loss-mit option

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On March 8, HUD published a final rule in the Federal Register to allow mortgagees to increase the maximum term of a loan modification from 360 to 480 months for FHA-insured mortgages after a borrower defaults. ...more

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HUD Addresses Use of Revised Fannie/Freddie Loan Documents with FHA Loans

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In Mortgagee Letter 2023-01, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) addressed the use of the revised Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac single-family loan documents with FHA Title II forward mortgage loans. As...more

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Residential Evictions: What Homeowners Need to Know - April 2022

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REMOVALS- Can I be removed from my home as a result of a foreclosure proceeding during the COVID-19 emergency? Yes. The state eviction moratorium for homeowners facing foreclosure ended on November 15, 2021. (See...more

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Residential Evictions: What Homeowners Need to Know (Spanish) - March 2022

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EXPULSIONES- ¿Me pueden expulsar de mi casa como resultado de un procedimiento de ejecución hipotecaria durante la emergencia sanitaria por la COVID-19? Si. La moratoria estatal de desalojos para los propietarios que...more

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Residential Evictions: What Homeowners Need to Know - March 2022

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REMOVALS- Can I be removed from my home as a result of a foreclosure proceeding during the COVID-19 emergency? Yes. The state eviction moratorium for homeowners facing foreclosure ended on November 15, 2021. (See...more

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Appraisal Values and Lender Liability: Art, Science, or Gamble?

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As part of the Biden Administration’s stated focus on narrowing the racial gap in wealth and homeownership, federal agencies launched an Interagency Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE), with the goal...more

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Residential Evictions: What Homeowners Need to Know - December 2021

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REMOVALS- Can I be removed from my home as a result of a foreclosure proceeding during the COVID-19 emergency? Yes. The state eviction moratorium for homeowners facing foreclosure ended on November 15, 2021. (See...more

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Residential Evictions: What Homeowners Need to Know (Spanish) December 2021

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EXPULSIONES- ¿Me pueden expulsar de mi casa como resultado de un procedimiento de ejecución hipotecaria durante la emergencia sanitaria por la COVID-19? Si. La moratoria estatal de desalojos para los propietarios que...more

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Residential Evictions: What Homeowners Need to Know - October 2021

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REMOVALS- Can I be removed from my home as a result of a foreclosure proceeding during the COVID-19 emergency? No. On March 19, 2020, New Jersey Governor Philip Murphy issued Executive Order 106. Under this order,...more

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Residential Evictions: What Homeowners Need To Know - June 2021

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REMOVALS- Can I be removed from my home as a result of a foreclosure proceeding during the COVID-19 emergency? No. On March 19, 2020, New Jersey Governor Philip Murphy issued Executive Order 106, which suspended...more

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Residential Evictions: What Homeowners Need To Know - April 2021

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As of April 20, 2021- REMOVALS- Can I be removed from my home as a result of a foreclosure proceeding during the COVID-19 emergency? No. On March 19, 2020, New Jersey Governor Philip Murphy issued Executive Order...more

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Residential Evictions: What Homeowners Need To Know (Spanish)

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A partir del 20 de abril, 2021- CIERRES PATRONALES- ¿Puedo ser excluido de mi casa durante la emergencia del COVID-19? No. El 19 de marzo de 2020, el gobernador de Nueva Jersey, Philip Murphy, emitió la Orden...more

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Residential Evictions: What Homeowners Need To Know - UPDATED March 2021

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REMOVALS- Can I be removed from my home as a result of a foreclosure proceeding during the COVID-19 emergency? No. On March 19, 2020, New Jersey Governor Philip Murphy issued Executive Order 106, which suspended...more

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COVID, Year Two: A Look at Mortgage Relief, Regulatory Scrutiny, and the Road Ahead

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March 13, 2021, marked the one-year anniversary of President Trump's declaring COVID-19 a national emergency. Through the CARES Act, agency action and guidance, and various state laws and executive orders, governments across...more

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Residential Evictions: What Homeowners Need To Know - February 2021

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REMOVALS- Can I be removed from my home as a result of a foreclosure proceeding during the COVID-19 emergency? No. On March 19, 2020, New Jersey Governor Philip Murphy issued Executive Order 106, which suspended...more

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COVID Relief Updates: Mortgages, Debt Collection, And Student Lending

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Since the beginning of the year and the change in Presidential administrations, a number of relief measures granted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have been extended. Below are updates regarding relief measures in place...more

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FHFA and HUD Extend Foreclosure Moratoriums – Fannie and Freddie Provide Guidance Regarding Termination of Mortgage Insurance

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The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced on December 2, 2020, the extension of the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac moratorium on single-family foreclosures from December 31, 2020, to January 31, 2021. The moratorium on...more

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Foreclosure Moratorium Update

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Early in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, various foreclosure moratoriums effecting Florida real estate were issued. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a moratorium on all foreclosures of...more

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Legal Challenges Greet New Moratorium on Residential Evictions, Foreclosures

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On September 4, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) imposed a moratorium on residential foreclosures and evictions through the end of this year. The move quickly followed comments by the Trump administration that it would...more

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Federal Agencies Extend Moratoriums Through the End of 2020

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Two federal enterprises who purchase and securitize mortgages, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, along with three federal agencies who make, guarantee, and insure mortgage loans, the Department of Housing and Urban Development...more

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