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Compliance Calendar for March 2024

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Temporary HomeReady Product Enhancement

Effective: March 1, 2024
Industry: Mortgage Lending
Source: Fannie Mae   Fannie Mae Lender Letter (LL-2024-01) →
Tags: Underwriting, Certification, Endorsement, and Delivery
Details

To continue to support homeownership opportunities for creditworthy very low-income borrowers, Fannie Mae has announced a temporary enhancement to their HomeReady® product including a $2,500 loan-level price adjustment credit for very low-income purchase borrowers that can be used for down payment and closing costs effective March 1, 2024.

Home Possible® Very Low-Income Purchase (VLIP) Mortgages Credit

Effective: March 1, 2024
Industry: Mortgage Lending
Source: Freddie Mac   Freddie Mac Bulletin 2024-A →
Tags: Income, Underwriting
Details

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FHA Removes Mandatory Branch Registration Requirement

Effective: March 4, 2024
Industry: Consumer Lending, Mortgage Lending, Mortgage Servicing
Source: FHA   FHA INFO 2024-01 →
Details

Click the link to read the full FHA Info letter.

Selling Guide Announcement

Effective: March 6, 2024
Industry: Mortgage Lending
Source: Fannie Mae   SEL-2024-02 →
Tags: Underwriting, Income
Details

The Selling Guide has been updated to expand the DU validation service to allow income and employment validation using an asset verification report.

Selling Updates

Effective: March 6, 2024
Industry: Mortgage Lending
Source: Freddie Mac   Bulletin 2024-3 →
Tags: Loan Delivery, Manufactured Homes
Details

Uniform Loan Delivery Dataset (ULDD)

➢ Updates to implementation notes

➢ New valid values related to automated collateral evaluation and ACE+ PDR – September 4, 2024

➢ Guide updates reflecting ULDD Phase 5 requirements – July 28, 2025

• Manufactured Home closing protection letters

➢ The retirement of the requirement for Sellers to provide an insured closing protection letter on Mortgages

secured by Manufactured Homes

• Additional Guide updates

➢ Further updates as described in the Additional Guide updates section of this Bulletin

Loan Guaranty: Revisions to VA-Guaranteed or Insured Interest Rate Reduction Refinancing Loans

Effective: March 7, 2024
Industry: Mortgage Lending
Source: VA   89 FR 16491 →
Tags: Underwriting, Refinance
Details

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

38 CFR Part 36

RIN 2900–AR58

Loan Guaranty: Revisions to VA Guaranteed or Insured Interest Rate Reduction Refinancing Loans

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.

Advance Notice of Changes to Master Servicing Processes and Systems

Effective: March 13, 2024
Industry: Mortgage Servicing
Source: Fannie Mae   Lender Letter Update 2023-05 →
Tag: Servicing
Details

This Lender Letter contains the policies previously published in LL-2021-12 on Dec. 14, 2022, with the changes noted below. It provides advance notice of upcoming changes to our Master Servicing processes and systems. These changes further simplify and streamline servicer reporting and will be introduced in a phased approach. These changes are not applicable to reverse mortgage loans.

Mar. 13, 2024

▪ Removing the topic Streamline Investor Reporting with LSDU and Master Servicing Portfolio Manager Self-Serve Capabilities, which has been incorporated into the Servicing Guide or Investor Reporting Manual as of December 2023

▪ Communicating an updated target effective date for cash simplification changes related to reporting due date for
summary reporting mortgage loans

Servicing Guide Announcement

Effective: March 13, 2024
Industry: Mortgage Servicing
Source: Fannie Mae   SVC-2024-02 →
Tags: Servicing, Loss Mitigation
Details

This Announcement describes the following updates:

▪ Loan Modification Agreement*: updates the Loan Modification Agreement (Form 3179) with additional instructions in response to New York’s Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act and the instructional provision related to MERS

▪ Miscellaneous update:

o Evaluation Notices*

View the list of impacted documents. No edits to the Servicing Guide text were necessary.

*Policy change not applicable to reverse mortgage loans.

    Updates to the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Program

    Effective: March 25, 2024
    Industry: Mortgage Servicing
    Source: FHA   Mortgagee Letter 2023-23 →
    Tags: Servicing, Loss Mitigation, Quality Control, HECM
    Details

    Purpose - This Mortgagee Letter (ML) updates and streamlines policy for the HECM program to improve the long-term performance of the program.

    Section of ML and Effective Date:

    24 CFR § 206.125 Acquisition and sale of the property and 24 CFR § 206.129 Payment of Claim - Effective March 25, 2024

    Required Appraisals (III.B.2.b.vi) - Effective March 25, 2024

    Cash for Keys Consideration (III.B.2.d.vii) - Effective March 25, 2024

    Claim Guidance (III.B.2.f.i) - Effective March 25, 2024

    Servicing Updates

    Effective: March 25, 2024
    Industry: Mortgage Servicing
    Source: Freddie Mac   Bulletin 2024-2 →
    Tags: Loss Mitigation, Insurance, Servicing
    Details

    • Resolve®

    ➢ New functionality to submit a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure through the Resolve user interface (UI)—March 25, 2024

    • Adequacy and availability of insurance

    ➢Additional specificity regarding Seller/Servicer responsibilities to ensure that the Mortgaged Premises are covered by adequate insurance – June 1, 2024

    • Monthly financial reporting requirements

    ➢ Updates to monthly financial reporting requirements—April 30, 2024

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