The MBA was part of a trade group coalition that called on the VA to align minimum property requirements with standards already established by the GSEs.
At the direction of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are reformulating their Social Index to make it more attractive to investors while still protecting the privacy of borrowers.
The government-sponsored enterprise said it has identified a significant number of fraudulent appraisals tied to mortgages originated between 2021 and 2023.