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On May 3, 2022, the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) will require lenders to use a Supplemental Consumer Information Form (SCIF) as part of the application process for loans that will be sold to the Enterprises. The purpose of the SCIF is to collect information about the borrower’s language preference, if any, and on any homebuyer education or housing counseling the borrower received, so lenders can better […]

At the direction of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are communicating that the optional use period for the redesigned Uniform Residential Loan Application (URLA) form and corresponding datasets will not begin on July 1, 2019 as previously scheduled. The effective date of the form will be revised and an updated version will be provided at a later date. The revised Uniform Residential Loan Application was initially scheduled to be […]

Recently the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) announced its decision to add a preferred language question to the redesigned Uniform Residential Loan Application (URLA).  This question will enable borrowers who prefer to communicate in a language other than English to identify that language.  It also provides clear disclosures that the mortgage transaction is likely to be conducted in English and that language resources may not be available. The addition of this question is part of […]

On September 26, 2017 Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) published guidance on the implementation timeline for the redesigned Uniform Residential Loan Application (URLA). Demographic Information Addendum The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has finalized their Technical Corrections and Clarifying Amendments to the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Regulation C. The GSEs have updated the Demographic Information Addendum based on this final rule. The changes were made only to the form instructions and not […]