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Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Fannie Mae Updates Multifamily Loan Documents

Fannie Mae recently announced updates to its Multifamily Loan Documents with Lender Letter (25-04). Since that time, Fannie Mae released a revised Lender Letter (25-04R) that changed the mandatory date for use of the loan...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

Fannie Mae Updates Preferred Equity Guidelines: What You Need to Know

Fannie Mae published its Preferred Equity Guide Update (25-06) and its Preferred Equity Checklist (Form 6441) in mid-April. Although unpublished iterations have been circulating for the past two years, lenders and law firms...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFPB will reportedly continue to update Average Prime Offer Rate tables

On February 11, it was reported that, despite the temporary halt in the CFPB’s operations, the Bureau’s tables for the Average Prime Offer Rate (APOR) will continue to be updated weekly by the CFPB. A Bureau spokesperson...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Maryland Emergency Regulations

On January 10, 2025, the Maryland Office of Financial Regulation issued emergency regulations revised to clarify that “passive trusts” holding residential mortgage loans must obtain a Mortgage Lender License and if the trusts...more

Mayer Brown

Maryland Guidance Applies Licensing Requirements to Assignees of Residential Mortgage Loans

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On January 10, 2025, the Maryland Office of Financial Regulation (OFR) issued formal guidance asserting that assignees of residential mortgage loans—including certain “passive trusts” that acquire or obtain assignments of...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Treasury Report Targets Money Laundering Risks in Real Estate and Gatekeeper Professions

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In its 2020 National Strategy for Combating Terrorist and Other Illicit Financing (“2020 Strategy”), the U.S. Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) has laid out its AML and money laundering enforcement priorities. Last week, we...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] Residential Mortgage Regulatory Enforcement & Litigation - October 29th-30th, Dallas, TX

Attend the only forum designed to help you navigate the Residential Mortgage Industry’s evolving landscape. Now in its 26th installment, ACI’s Residential Mortgage forum has become a premier gathering of the key industry...more

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CFPB Issues HMDA File Verification Tool

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The CFPB recently released a File Format Verification Tool for 2018 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data. As we reported, in October 2015, the CFPB adopted significant changes to the HMDA rules that significantly expanded...more

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