MCLEAN, Va., July 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Freddie Mac (NYSE: FRE)
today told mortgage servicers it was doubling the amount of money it pays
for each workout that keeps a delinquent borrower with a Freddie Mac-owned
mortgage out of foreclosure.
One of the nation's largest investors in residential mortgages, Freddie
Mac also announced it will start reimbursing servicers for the cost of
door-to-door outreach programs, give servicers more time to negotiate
workouts in states with fast foreclosure processes, and make administrative
changes intended to streamline the workout process.
"We are taking these steps because we want to reinforce the tremendous
importance of workouts and reward their use," said Freddie Mac Vice
President of Servicing and Asset Management Ingrid Beckles. "Giving our
servicers more time and greater compensation to help troubled borrowers is
fundamental to preserving homeownership and maximizing our efforts to
minimize foreclosures."
Freddie Mac's 0.86 percent single-family delinquency rate is a fraction
of the most recent national single-family delinquency rate (6.35 percent)
calculated by the Mortgage Bankers Association of America.
According to Beckles, starting August 1, 2008, compensation for
repayment plans will rise from $250 to $500 while loan modification
compensation will increase from $400 to $800. For short sales or
pre-foreclosure sales, where Freddie Mac agrees to accept less than the
full amount owed on a borrower's loan, compensation will go from $1,100 to
$2,200. (The higher amount recognizes the greater servicer staff time
involved when negotiating property sales.)
Freddie Mac also said it will now reimburse the cost of leaving a door
hanger up to $15 per mortgage and up to $50 per mortgage for a door
knocking that results in the borrower contacting their servicer. Freddie
Mac will also reimburse servicers up to $200 for additional fees paid to
vendors for door knocking that results in successful alternatives to
foreclosure. This policy is effective from August 1, 2008, through March
31, 2009.
To qualify for the reimbursement, the servicer must show that the
mortgage was at least 90 days delinquent, the servicer had no prior contact
with the borrower, and that the outreach was done by an independent third
party vendor.
Giving Borrowers Who Call More Time in Fast Foreclosure States
Freddie Mac also announced it is extending the time for foreclosures so
servicers will have more time, if needed, to negotiate workouts with
delinquent borrowers in Washington, DC, and 20 states with relatively fast
foreclosure processes.
In addition to Washington, DC, the affected states include Alabama,
Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Michigan,
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Rhode
Island, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming.
Specifically, starting August 1, 2008, servicers are allowed up to 300
days (10 months) from the due date of the last payment to the foreclosure
sale in these states to seek aggressive and sustainable workout solutions
for the borrowers and still meet the standards set in Freddie Mac's
Servicer Performance Profiles. The company uses the Servicer Performance
Profiles to measure and reward the quality of a servicers' investor
reporting and default management.
Even though the laws in these states permit a lender to foreclose in
less than 300 days, this announcement means Freddie Mac will permit its
servicers more time to complete foreclosures. The new policy won't affect
borrowers in states where the foreclosure process already exceeds 300 days.
Freddie Mac is a stockholder-owned corporation established by Congress
in 1970 to provide liquidity, stability and affordability to the nation's
residential mortgage markets. Freddie Mac raises capital on Wall Street and
throughout the world's capital markets to finance mortgages for families
across America. Over the years, Freddie Mac has made home possible for one
in six homebuyers and more than five million renters.
http://www.FreddieMac.com
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