Tag Archives: Fannie Mae

26Sep/13

REALTORS® Win with Recent HUD Decision

September 26, 2013Government AffairsFannie Mae, HUDCaylyn Brown

REALTORS® had reason for concern after the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development would implement a new policy on October 1, 2013, preventing dual agency agreements in FHA pre-foreclosure transactions.Read More…

26Jul/13

REALTOR® Organizations Oppose Bill That Would Reduce Availability of Mortgages

July 26, 2013Government AffairsFannie Mae, Freddie Mac, H.R. 2767, PATH, Protecting american Taxpayers and Homeowners ActCaylyn Brown

Tuesday the House Financial Services Committee approved H.R. 2767, the Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2013 (PATH). C.A.R. and NAR strongly oppose this bill as it will phase out federalRead More…

17May/13

C.A.R. May 2013 Monthly Message from President Don Faught

May 17, 2013Government Affairs, Newsletter, Press Release, RecognitionAB 905, Barbara Corcoran, C.A.R, CALIFORNIA REALTOR EXPO 2013, Code of Ethics, Don Faught, Fannie Mae, FHA, Freddie Mac, Jerry Brown, Joel Singer, Kenneth Cukier, Legislative Day, Leslie Appleton-Young, NAR, Video, zipForm 6Don Faught

Dear Member, To all of you who attended C.A.R.’s Legislative Day in Sacramento earlier this month, thank you all for making it a great success! More than 2,300 of you turned outRead More…

07Feb/13

NAR Issue Brief – Qualified Mortgage (QM) Rule Summary

February 7, 2013Government AffairsCFPB, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Dodd-Frank Reform Act, Fannie Mae, Federal Housing Authority, Freddie Mac, NAR, Qualified Mortgage, Rural Housing Service, The Consumer Mortgage Choice Act, Veterans AdministrationJanelle Fallan

Download NAR Issue Brief – Qualified Mortgage (QM) Rule PDF Summary Executive Summary NAR has been actively involved in shaping the debate and structure of the Qualified Mortgage (QM) Rule issued byRead More…

21Aug/12

FHFA Announces New Fannie, Freddie Short Sale Guidelines

August 21, 2012Press ReleaseC.A.R, Fannie Mae, Federal Housing Finance Agency, FHFA, Freddie Mac, LeFrancis Arnold, PCS, Permanent Change of StationLeFrancis Arnold

Dear Member, Over the course of the past year and a half, C.A.R. has been working vigorously to address your concerns related to short sale transactions. As a direct result of ourRead More…

20Aug/12

Fannie Mae and FHFA to Move Forward Secretively with Bulk Sales

August 20, 2012Press ReleaseC.A.R, Edward J. DeMarco, Fannie Mae, Federal Housing Finance Administration, FHFA, Gary Miller, H.R. 5823, Inland Empire, LeFrancis Arnold, REO, Riverside County, San Bernardino County, SFR 2012-1 US West LLCLeFrancis Arnold

Dear Member, As I’ve been communicating to you over the past year about the Federal Housing Finance Administration’s (FHFA) REO “bulk sales” pilot initiative, I have an important update to share withRead More…