Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Mortgage giant Fannie Mae extended its relaxed lending and appraisal standards put in place due to COVID-19 into the new year. The flexibilities surrounding verbal verification of employment and appraisals were originally set to expire on Dec. 31, 2020, however Fannie Mae is now pushing that back to at least Jan.

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Housing Wire

MAY 23, 2022

Both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac now allow appraisals to be conducted remotely, using public records such as listings and tax appraisals, for purchase loans. Meanwhile, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)recently extended its timeline for allowing desktop appraisals for certain transactions impacted by the pandemic.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2021

The seven rescissions will be effective Thursday, April 1, with the government agency noting that it intends to exercise the full scope of its supervisory and enforcement authority provided under the Dodd-Frank Act. In one of its key decisions, the CFPB said it will roll back its leniency on reporting Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data. “Our

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Appraisal Today

MARCH 15, 2024

Kiedrowski The most recent statistics show Value Acceptance accounts for up to 40% of all mortgage approvals. It is presented as part of the GSEs “Appraisal Modernization” initiative, which aims to streamline the mortgage appraisal process. This kept appraisers busy. I worked for an assessor’s office then.

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