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Tag Archives: Federal Housing Finance Agency

FHFA Announces Representation and Warranty Framework

Lack of Certainty Facing Lenders Last week, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced a new “representation and warranty framework” for conventional loans sold or delivered to Fannie and Freddie after January 1, 2013. In a clear acknowledgment of the lack of certainty facing lenders in this era of rampant repurchase demands, the agency’s announcement… Continue Reading

The FHFA’s New Buy-Back Statement

Higher Degree of Certainty and Clarity? The Federal Housing Finance Agency, the regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, released a statement yesterday saying it was working with those two entities, which are the nation’s major government-backed mortgage securities investors, to “provide lenders a higher degree of certainty and clarity around repurchase exposure and liability… Continue Reading