The conservator and regulator of two influential government-related mortgage investors has announced a credit score other than FICO’s “classic” metric can be used when submitting loans to them. Effective immediately, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will allow lenders to use VantageScore 4.0, Bill Pulte said in an X post referencing one of two advanced credit […]
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The larger of two influential government-related mortgage buyers has made clear that even non depository mortgage companies not governed by the Bank Secrecy Act still have certain anti-money laundering responsibilities. “If a seller/servicer is not subject to the BSA’s AML provisions, it must establish a suspicious activity identification program,” Fannie Mae said in a bulletin,
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Santander Bank is sponsoring the issue of its third non-qualified mortgage (non-QM)/investor loan securitization this year. The bank is a mortgage loan aggregator that predominantly focuses on non-agency loan aggregation and securitization. The Santander Mortgage Asset Receivable Trust 2025-NQM3 will issue notes totalling $283.64 million. The sponsor and seller is Santander Bank, the depositor is
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Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2025-6 (SEMT 2025-6) has issued 60 residential mortgage-backed certificates which are supported by 402 loans with a total balance of $478.8 million. The pool comprises first lien, fully amortizing fixed-rate mortgages with 15- and 30-year maturity terms, which were acquired by Redwood Residential Acquisition Corp. from various mortgage originators. The collateral is
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The Department of Veterans Affairs has technically ended some temporary mortgage relief. But there’s a phase-out process that could sustain loan buyout activity in Ginnie Mae securitizations another couple of months. The Veterans Affairs Servicing Purchase program ended May 1, but the VA has allowed trial payment plans (TPPs) in process to proceed through Aug.
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Bill Pulte, the head of an oversight agency for mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, is planning “a full scale review” of the credit bureaus. The director of the entity formerly known as the Federal Housing Finance Agency posted the statement on X Friday afternoon, and subsequently indicated on early Monday he also wants
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The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco has invested nearly $53 million in a Fannie Mae bond issuance to support housing for very low-income residents near Fisherman’s Wharf. The $52.6 million financing will cover 230 units in the Wharf Plaza I and II buildings, which are located at 1855 Kearny St., and have 116
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The conservator of two government-sponsored enterprises that buy and securitize many mortgages originated in the United States said he’s arranged some unusual talks between them to get their input on deregulation. “In following President Trump’s deregulation mandate, I ordered the executives of Fannie and Freddie to meet and provide me [with] regulatory changes,” Bill Pulte,
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New reports show that the strategies used by three major government-backed mortgage agencies to help delinquent borrowers keep their homes make financial sense for the entities themselves. Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Housing Administration save billions of dollars over time by giving loans a chance to reperform, Housing Risk and Policy Advisors found
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac unveiled a new strategy for their legacy joint venture, aligning with priorities set by President Trump and their federal overseer. Their Common Securitization Solutions JV will be renamed U.S. Financial Technology to reflect a new role in which it will sell access to the mortgage-backed securities platform used to manage
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