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Tuesday, November 6, 2012

New Fannie-Freddie Short Sale Guidelines In Full Effect

SHORT SALE UPDATE...
New Fannie, Freddie Short Sale Guidelines in full effect:
No missed payments required to have your short sale approved. This is an important change because the MISSED payments prior to a short sale are what kills credit scores much more than the actual short sale.
These hardships include:
  • The death of an owner.
  • Divorce.
  • Disability.
  • The need to relocate more than 50 miles for a job transfer or a new job.
No More deficiency judgments:
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will waive the right to go after borrowers for the “deficiency”  To qualify, the borrower will have to pay part of the deficiency or sign a contract promising to pay some of it. Example, the borrower short sales a home and the bank loses $50,000. To avoid a deficiency judgment the borrower would want to agree to pay $5000 (10%) of the loan back to the lender over time. Typically, low (or no) interest for 3-5 years.

NOTE: In states like California there are no Deficiency Judgments for more owners.

Paying off Second Lien Holders
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will pay up to $6,000 to second lien holders to speed up the short-sale process.

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