New March 2026 condo rules widen insurance options, set a $50,000 per unit deductible cap and tighten reserve funding ...

Fannie Mae, formally known as the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA), is a government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) in the United States. Established in 1938, its primary mission is to ensure ...

A non-conforming mortgage is a home loan that cannot be sold by a bank to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, often because it's too ...

Fannie Mae published a new equity analysis checklist, Form 6441 (05-26), which is now in effect. What follows is a summary of how to approach ...

Loan quality control is again top of mind for lenders, partially due to the wave of loan-repurchase requests from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac earlier this year. Higher loan volumes in 2020 and 2021 led ...

Refund of Loan-Level Price Adjustments Co-op Project Review Policy Update Project Eligibility Review Service for Established Condo Projects Updates to HomeReady loans Incorporation of Earlier ...

HomeReady mortgages are a type of conventional loan for lower-income borrowers, backed by Fannie Mae. To qualify for a HomeReady loan, your income can’t exceed more than 80 percent of your area’s ...

Industry experts praise the decision, foreseeing opportunities for increased affordability and growth in real estate investments. Fannie Mae unveiled a new policy this week that will significantly ...

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 Although unpublished iterations have been circulating for the past two years ...