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Texas Quitclaim Deed Change Effective September 1
Recently passed Texas Senate Bill 885 institutes a new four year statute of limitations for a quitclaim deed in the chain of title. Thi...
Texas Bill Makes Removing Discriminatory Deed Provisions Easier
In thousands of real property deeds across the state, there are discriminatory restrictions barring non-white families from moving into...
Fannie Mae Loan Limits Increase in 2021
Loan limits in 2021 are increasing. The new loan limit for most of the country will be $548,250 - a 7.42% increase over the 2020 limit ...
Fannie Mae Selling & Servicing News, Featured News – Aug. 3: Fannie Mae to begin accepting SOFR ARMs
As of Aug. 3, Fannie Mae will accept SOFR Adjustable-Rate Mortgages (ARMs) and begin issuing SOFR-based MBS. All Fannie Mae Single-Fami...
CFPB Releases LIBOR Transition Details
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently released new items related to the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) transi...
Schwartz & Associates is now Schwartz Manente
It is with great pleasure that we announce an exciting new chapter for our firm. Effective June 17, 2020, Schwartz & Associates has...
Fannie Mae: COVID-19 Impact on Originations and Appraisals Lender Letters
Fannie Mae Selling + Servicing News
March 23, 2020
Featured News
COVID-19 impact on originations Lender Letter
We've issued Lender Lett...
USDA Technology Fee Implementation on January 1, 2020 – FINAL NOTICE
USDA Technology Fee Implementation on January 1, 2020
FINAL NOTICE
On January 1, 2020 the USDA Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Pr...
USDA: Conditional Commitments Required Before Closing
IMPORTANT NOTICE
This is a reminder to all USDA approved lenders that closing USDA single family housing guaranteed loans prior to rece...
USDA – Fiscal Year 2020 SFH Guaranteed Funds Now Available
USDA - Fiscal Year 2020 SFH Guaranteed Funds Now Available
USDA has announced that the Fiscal Year 2020 funding for Rural Development's...
