VA issued Circular 26-24-14 announcing a temporary local variance to allow borrowers to pay for real estate broker or agent (buyer-broker) charges. Per the Circular,
VA revised topic 2 of chapter 7 of the Lender’s Handbook (M26-7). Topic 2, relating to construction/permanent loans, of chapter 7 was revised in the
Freddie Mac issued Bulletin 2024-08 (Bulletin) announcing revisions to the Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide. Per the Bulletin, Freddie Mac: Revisions related to Resolve and the Resolve
Michigan passed a bill enacting the Uniform Power of Attorney Act. The Uniform Power of Attorney Act is modeled upon the Uniform Power of Attorney
VA issued Circular 26-24-13 (Circular), requiring the use of VA’s Loan Review API to submit the Uniform Loan Application Dataset (ULAD), Uniform Closing Dataset (UCD),
Fannie Mae issued Selling Guide Announcement SEL-2024-04 (Announcement), setting forth updates to the Selling Guide. Per the Announcement, Fannie Mae: Revisions related to SFC 887
Freddie Mac issued Bulletin 2024-07 (Bulletin) announcing revisions to the Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide. Per the Bulletin, Freddie Mac: Revisions related to builder forward commitments are
VA issued Circular 26-24-12 to announce a targeted foreclosure moratorium on VA-guaranteed loans. Per the Circular, servicers are encouraged to implement a targeted foreclosure moratorium
Freddie Mac issued Bulletin 2024-E (Bulletin) and Fannie Mae issued Lender Letter LL-2024-02 (Lender Letter), updating Flex Modification requirements. Per the Bulletin and Lender Letter,
VA revised chapter 3 of the Lender’s Handbook (M26-7). Topics 1 through 6 of chapter 3 were revised as follows: In addition, topics 1 through
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