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Fannie Mae extends relaxed appraisal, lending standards

Housing Wire

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. 31, 2021. “We

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FHFA extends relaxed appraisal, lending standards

Housing Wire

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced on Thursday it has extended relaxed lending and appraisal standards put in place due to COVID-19 another month for both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The flexibilities surrounding alternative verifications of employment and appraisals were originally set to expire on Jan.

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FHFA extends relaxed appraisal, lending standards

Housing Wire

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced on Thursday that it has again extended relaxed lending and appraisal standards for both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The COVID-19-related flexibilities surrounding alternative verifications of employment and appraisals were originally set to expire on March 31, 2021.

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Dear Representative, FNMA Has Gone Rogue!

Appraiserblogs

Dear representative, waiving/eliminating property appraisal for lending purposes is wanton recklessness. Fannie Mae’s decision to waive/eliminate property appraisal for lending purposes is nothing more than wanton recklessness that could have serious repercussions in the future.

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We the People…

Appraiserblogs

We the people need to redirect the mortgage lending direction… The time for every appraiser and consumer to step up is now. Appraisers have been the target for blame for everything gone wrong in the mortgage lending world. Fannie Mae’s decision to waive/eliminate property appraisal for lending… No Appraisals Required.

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ASA Concerned About the Expansion of FNMA Appraisal Waiver Program

Appraiserblogs

In response to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) decision to allow Fannie Mae to expand its appraisal waiver program, the American Society of Appraisers (ASA) has released an op-ed by ASA’s Strategic Partnership Officer, John D. Fannie Mae’s decision to waive/eliminate property appraisal for lending… No Appraisals Required.

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The New & Improved Fannie Mae “FRAUDULATOR 2.0”

Appraiserblogs

The end result of which includes OUTRIGHT FRAUD being perpetrated against banks via the repurchase letters Fannie Mae now issues on a quota based system rather than because of legitimate appraisal defects. Dear representative, waiving/eliminating property appraisal for lending purposes is wanton recklessness.

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