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New York Orders Zombie Second-Mortgage Buyers to Pay More Than $480,000

New York Orders Zombie Second-Mortgage Buyers to Pay More Than $480,000

by John G. Stevens | Oct 24, 2026 | Current News & Events, Industry Updates, Mortgage Information

New York Attorney General Letitia James has secured more than $480,000 in penalties and homeowner restitution from a group of mortgage debt buyers accused of pursuing payments on long-dormant second mortgages after the applicable collection deadlines had expired.The...

FHFA Gives Conditional Approval of Freddie Mac’s Second Mortgage Purchase Pilot

by Phil Hall | Jun 24, 2024 | Uncategorized

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced its conditional approval for Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) to engage in a limited pilot to purchase certain single-family closed-end second mortgages. The conditional approval follows FHFA’s first publication of a...
GOP Lawmakers Question Proposed Freddie Mac Expansion into Second Mortgages

GOP Lawmakers Question Proposed Freddie Mac Expansion into Second Mortgages

by Phil Hall | May 30, 2024 | Current News & Events, Industry Updates, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), the ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee, led a coalition of the Committee’s Republican members and 23 members of the House Financial Services to express concern over the proposal to allow Freddie Mac (OTCBQ:FMCC) to purchase and...

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