South Dakota Authorizes Electronic Notarizations
South Dakota passed a bill authorizing the electronic notarization of documents and establishing procedures for the performance of electronic notarizations. An electronic notarization is defined
South Dakota passed a bill authorizing the electronic notarization of documents and establishing procedures for the performance of electronic notarizations. An electronic notarization is defined
Fannie Mae issued Servicing Guide Announcement SVC-2024-02 (Announcement), setting forth updates to the Servicing Guide. Per the Announcement, Fannie Mae revised the instructions to Form
Fannie Mae issued Selling Guide Announcement SEL-2024-02 (Announcement), setting forth an update to the Selling Guide. Per the Announcement, Fannie Mae expanded the Desktop Underwriter
Freddie Mac issued Bulletin 2024-03 (Bulletin) announcing revisions to the Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide. Per the Bulletin, Freddie Mac removed the requirement for lenders to provide
FHA adopted rules establishing indexing methodologies for calculating Title I manufactured home loan limits. Per the rule adoption, FHA will begin using data from the
VA issued Circular 26-23-10, Change 1, providing additional information regarding fees that may be charged to and paid by a person assuming a VA-guaranteed loan
VA issued Circular 26-24-05 authorizing in advance, as a local variance, an Assumption Locality Variance charge (Variance). Per the Circular, a lender may charge an
FHA issued Mortgagee Letter 2024-02, establishing the Payment Supplement loss mitigation option. Per the Mortgagee Letter (ML), the Payment Supplement loss mitigation option combines a
RHS issued a waiver (under the Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program) allowing servicers to remove the 55% debt-to-income ratio and 31% housing ratio limitations
Freddie Mac issued Bulletin 2024-02 (Bulletin) announcing revisions to the Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide. Per the Bulletin, Freddie Mac added specificity regarding a lender’s responsibility to
VA issued Circular 26-24-02 amending COVID-19 Home Retention Waterfall and COVID-19 Refund Modification requirements. Per the Circular, VA included a 40-year repayment term for a
Fannie Mae issued Selling Guide Announcement SEL-2024-01 (Announcement), setting forth updates to the Selling Guide. Per the Announcement, Fannie Mae: Revisions related to property insurance
VA issued Circular 26-24-08 to offer a 40-Year Loan Modification option to assist borrowers in reaching an affordable payment in the current environment of rising
Freddie Mac issued Bulletin 2024-05 (Bulletin) announcing revisions to the Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide. Per the Bulletin, Freddie Mac updated Exhibit 93 (Evaluation Notices) to remove
VA revised chapter 9 of the Servicer’s Handbook (M26-4). Chapter 9 was retitled from “Refunds” to “VA Purchase”. Sections 9.01 and 9.02 were also updated
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