Fannie Mae New Approved Mortgage Insurance Forms
Fannie Mae has just announced a change in their mortgage insurance forms. Any loan with mortgage insurance that is sold or securitized by Fannie Mae must be insured using one of the new approved forms. This will take effect on any loan application that was taken on or after March 1, 2020. Fannie Mae has stated that if an application taken after that time with mortgage insurance is insured under any previously approved form, it will not be eligible for delivery and will be subject to repurchase. There is an exception to this change. Loans that are refinanced into a High LTV Refinance loan may continue to be insured under the previously approved form. However, if a new mortgage insurance certificate is issued, then this exception does not apply.
CFPB Announces Increase In Special Appraisal Requirements
On October 31, 2019, the CFPB announced an increase for the special appraisal requirements for higher-priced loans from $26,700 to $27,000. This will take effect January 01, 2020 and it will be based on the annual percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) as of June 1, 2019.
The special appraisal requirements for higher-priced mortgage loans was added in 2010 to TILA. This requirement makes the creditor obtain a written appraisal based on a physical visit to the home’s interior before making a higher-priced loan.
The full announcement can be found at: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019