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The term "mortgage" typically refers to a mortgage loan. A mortgage loan is a financing instrument where an individual or business borrows money to purchase property (usually real property) and... more +

Blacklisted Condos: A Growing Crisis for Owners and Buyers

DarrowEverett LLP on 3/25/2025

The blacklisting of condominium/condo associations by financial institutions and insurance providers has emerged as a pressing issue in the real estate finance and housing sector. This practice, which involves lenders or...more

Fannie Mae announces updates to the servicing guide

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 12/26/2023

On December 20, Fannie Mae issued SVC-2023-06, announcing updates made to its Servicing Guide. The updates include new financial reporting requirements requiring large non-depository sellers/servicers to submit a Mortgage...more

Supreme Court Decision Empowers President Biden to Replace Director of FHFA

Goodwin on 6/25/2021

In This Issue. In a move that gives him the opportunity to put his stamp on housing policy and the potential overhaul of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, President Biden replaced the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency...more

Residential Evictions: What Homeowners Need To Know - June 2021

Lowenstein Sandler LLP on 6/15/2021

REMOVALS- Can I be removed from my home as a result of a foreclosure proceeding during the COVID-19 emergency? No. On March 19, 2020, New Jersey Governor Philip Murphy issued Executive Order 106, which suspended...more

COVID Relief Updates: Mortgages, Debt Collection, And Student Lending

McGlinchey Stafford on 2/10/2021

Since the beginning of the year and the change in Presidential administrations, a number of relief measures granted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have been extended. Below are updates regarding relief measures in place...more

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Extend COVID-19 Origination Guidance

Ballard Spahr LLP on 6/13/2020

On June 10, 2020, Fannie Mae in updates to Lender Letters 2020-03, 2020-04, and 2020-06 and Freddie Mac in Bulletin 2020-23 extend temporary COVID-19 origination guidance....more

Fannie Mae Updates Guidance on the Limiting of Servicing Advance Obligations

Ballard Spahr LLP on 6/13/2020

In a prior alert, we reported that in view of the ability of mortgage loan borrowers to obtain payment forbearances under the CARES Act, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) limited the advance obligation of Fannie Mae...more

Financial Daily Dose 12.18.2019 | Top Story: Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot Boards Agree to $50 Billion Merger

Robins Kaplan LLP on 12/18/2019

Fiat Chrysler and rival Peugeot have agreed to binding merger terms that, if approved by US and European regulators, would create a “$50 billion auto giant that would rank among the world’s largest car companies by sales”....more

Financial Daily Dose 11.20.2019 | Top Story: Utility PG&E Struggles with Fires and Path Out of Bankruptcy

Robins Kaplan LLP on 11/20/2019

PG&E’s woes continue. Not only is the company still in the midst of a dangerous fire season, but it’s struggling to find a path out of bankruptcy while fending off a growing chorus of cities and state officials “threatening...more

Federal Housing Finance Agency Proposes GSE Goals

Ballard Spahr LLP on 7/19/2017

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) has proposed new single-family and multifamily housing goals for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (collectively, the “GSEs”) for 2018-2020....more

New Wave of Lehman Litigation Appears to Be Imminent

Bilzin Sumberg on 5/24/2017

Thousands of mortgage lenders across the country either recently received, or will soon be receiving, this document from Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. (LBHI). It is a notice of a motion to approve a proposed settlement of...more

FHFA Issues Final Rule on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Duty to Serve Underserved Markets

Orrick - Finance 20/20 on 12/21/2016

On December 13, 2016, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) issued a final rule implementing the Duty to Serve provisions mandated by the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992, as amended...more

Commercial Mortgage Loans and CMBS: Developments in the European Market – Chapter 1

K&L Gates LLP on 12/9/2016

Commercial real estate (CRE) is a tremendously important asset, as the content of this book will discuss. However, the CRE lending and commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) markets are, at the time of writing, largely...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 9/2/2016

Financial Industry Developments - FHFA Further Adjusts Multifamily Lending Caps for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - On August 18, 2016, the Federal Housing Finance Agency ("FHFA") announced an additional increase...more

New Law Affects FHA Requirements for Condominium Financing

Ballard Spahr LLP on 8/9/2016

President Obama signed the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act (H.R. 3700) into law on July 29. Title III of the Act will significantly modify Federal Housing Administration (FHA) condominium mortgage insurance...more

Florida Appellate Court Bolsters Statutory HOA Safe Harbor

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 4/26/2016

A significant opinion from the Florida Third District Court of Appeal further clarifies the extent of the Florida statutory homeowners association (HOA) “safe harbor.” In the end, entities that obtain title through judicial...more

Money, Dirt & Steel: 2014-2015 NC Real Property Litigation Update

Williams Mullen on 2/4/2015

A snapshot of noteworthy cases from the past year related to lending practices, property rights and construction in North Carolina. Money - Lending: Comprehensive waiver language in loan workout...more

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