FHFA Inspector General Finds Issues With Controls, Cost Savings of Fannies Servicing Transfer Program
September 21, 2012
Fannie Maes High Touch Servicing Program, an initiative that utilizes specialty servicers to deal with at-risk borrowers to help reduce the number of defaults, is basically sound, but there are some issues with controls and cost savings, a new inspector generals report found. An internal audit conducted by Fannie Mae raised questions about the controls surrounding the High Touch Servicing Program, as well as the likelihood that it would achieve the projected savings, the Federal Housing Finance Agency Office of Inspector General said in a report issued this week. Fannie Mae relied...