Freddie Mac Issued Bulletin 2016-17 (Bulletin). The Bulletin: updates Freddie Mac’s State foreclosure timelines; updates reimbursement requirements for attorney fees and costs when a nonjudicial foreclosure is restarted; updates closing, reporting and remittance requirements with respect to deeds-in-lieu of foreclosure; sets forth Freddie Mac Servicer Success Scorecard changes, including revisions to default management and investor reporting metrics, and ranking methodology for the default management category; and sets forth additional updates and revisions in the “Additional Guide Updates and Reminders” section.

FHA
FHA Revises and Streamlines Policy Established in Mortgagee Letters 2024-24 and 2025-12
FHA issued Mortgagee Letter (ML) 2025-14 revising and streamlining policy established in ML 2024-24 (Modernization of Engagement with Borrowers in Default) and providing clarifications to