In March of this year, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac unveiled a major change to condominium lending, financial and insurance standards aimed at improving the way condos are bought, sold and managed. These updated rules change the criteria for prospective condo buyers to obtain conventional financing through Fannie and Freddie, which has ripple effects across […]
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Key insight: The housing package aims to cut red tape for housing construction, especially manufactured housing. What’s at stake: The bill also includes a handful of closely watched community bank riders, including measures related to reciprocal and custodial deposits. Forward look: President Donald Trump is expected to sign the bill without delay. WASHINGTON — A
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The Federal Housing Finance Agency called for the large government-sponsored enterprises it oversees to get more involved in chattel lending in a proposed revision of the Duty to Serve rule. Processing Content The FHFA notice of proposed rulemaking published in the Federal Register on Wednesday calls for replacing the current system of support for manufactured
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