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Summary
Fannie Mae selected VRMTG ACQ as winning bidder for 27 nonperforming loans totaling $5.725 million in unpaid principal. The sale is expected to close December 15, 2026. Buyers must honor specified loss-mitigation protections; the winning bid price was not disclosed.
Fannie Mae has selected VRMTG ACQ, LLC as the winning bidder for a small pool of seriously delinquent mortgages, a transaction that brings another group of troubled home loans closer to transfer while preserving specified borrower-protection requirements.
In its November 10, 2026 announcement, the government-sponsored enterprise said the twenty-ninth Community Impact Pool includes 27 nonperforming loans with $5,725,205 in aggregate unpaid principal balance. The sale is expected to close December 15; Fannie Mae did not say it had already closed.
What is in the pool
The loans have an average unpaid balance of $212,045, a weighted average note rate of 4.82% and a weighted average broker’s price opinion loan-to-value ratio of 57%. Fannie Mae identified BofA Securities as its marketing collaborator. The second-highest, or cover, bid was 93.75% of unpaid principal balance, equivalent to 54.01% of broker’s price opinion. The agency did not disclose the winning purchase price, so the cover bid must not be described as the amount paid by VRMTG.
Borrower protections follow the loans
Buyers must honor approved or pending loss-mitigation arrangements, including modifications. For occupied properties, purchasers are required to offer a sequence of loss-mitigation options, potentially including principal forgiveness, before foreclosure. Vacant or condemned properties are subject to an exception described in the sale terms. If foreclosure cannot be avoided, the purchaser must first market the property to owner-occupants and nonprofit organizations through a process similar to Fannie Mae’s FirstLook program.
These conditions matter because a change in loan ownership does not itself resolve a borrower’s delinquency. Servicing execution, modification eligibility and the purchaser’s adherence to sale terms will determine the practical consequences for affected homeowners.
Why this is a separate development
WRE News previously reported Fannie Mae’s larger nonperforming-loan sale and an earlier offering. The November 10 identification of the winning bidder for this distinct 27-loan Community Impact Pool is a subsequent transaction milestone, not a reannouncement of those earlier pools. The original pool was announced October 8; the November 10 result identifies the selected purchaser, while the December 15 closing remains prospective.
The pool’s relatively small balance means it should not be interpreted as a broad indicator of national mortgage distress. It is nonetheless relevant to specialty loan investors, servicers and housing nonprofits because its sale terms prescribe specific treatment of delinquent borrowers and properties that may enter foreclosure.
What to watch
The next verifiable milestone is the anticipated December 15 closing. Until Fannie Mae or the purchaser confirms completion, the appropriate description is a selected winning bidder and an expected transaction, not a consummated sale.
Simple Content Summary
Fannie Mae named VRMTG ACQ the winning bidder on November 10 for its twenty-ninth Community Impact Pool, consisting of 27 nonperforming mortgages with $5.73 million in unpaid principal. Closing is expected December 15. Buyers must follow borrower loss-mitigation and owner-occupant-first resale requirements.
