FHFA said it originally approved the purchase of forborne loans to improve liquidity in the market. On Wednesday, agency Director Mark Calabria reiterated that assertion: “Extending these COVID-19 flexibilities helps keep the mortgage market moving and borrowers safe during the pandemic.”
However, FHFA made it clear the agency is not cancelling the new fee, which it says is intended to help Fannie and Freddie defray the costs associated with COVID-19 relief. The agency says those actions have conservatively cost the enterprises $6 billion...
The general consensus is that this new loan-level price adjustment will not be killed outright but very well could be moved back by at least 60 days from its current Sept. 1 implementation date. This would allow lenders facing rate-lock hits to avoid financial damage…
In a new filing with the SEC, Mr. Cooper disclosed that after accounting for a modest increase in the value of its mortgage servicing rights, the new GSE LLPA will reduce the value of the loans in its pipeline by approximately $20 million...
In a joint statement, the CEOs of Fannie and Freddie said the new adverse market fee will not increase borrowers’ costs, it will only reduce their savings.