Description
FHFA and the government-sponsored lenders it oversees have issued several directives to support multifamily housing markets during the COVID-19 pandemic. These directives include underwriting, closing, and servicing Fannie and Freddie loans with which borrowers, lenders, and their counsel must comply.
Under the CARES Act, multifamily landlords were temporarily prohibited from evicting residents occupying units in all federally backed properties for nonpayment of rent. The CDC subsequently prohibited eviction of tenants who have experienced economic hardship due to the pandemic. The CARES Act granted Fannie and Freddie borrowers the ability to obtain up to three months of forbearance, which has since been extended to six months for eligible borrowers, and additional relief is likely forthcoming.
Fannie and Freddie lenders and servicers must navigate evolving COVID-19 guidance to document forbearance agreements and ensure that borrowers comply with loan terms and eligibility requirements. Lenders and servicers also must submit periodic loan monitoring information to Fannie and Freddie in connection with loans in forbearance. Perhaps most importantly, the parties must understand the changes to their financing terms once the forbearance and eviction moratoriums are no longer in effect.
Listen as our authoritative panel discusses the impact of forbearance and eviction restrictions on multifamily loans and the next steps for borrowers and lenders when these initiatives are no longer in effect.
Presented By
Mr. Flynn applies his unique background as the former Acting General Counsel of HUD, and the former General Counsel of PNC Mortgage and Flagstar Bank, to counsel clients on a variety of regulatory, mortgage, consumer financial services, FinTech and real estate matters, including: mortgage and consumer financial services regulatory – advising clients on federal and state legal requirements for originations and servicing, including licensing, TILA, RESPA, ECOA, HMDA, FCRA, TCPA, SCRA, MLA, and LO Comp, and state laws such as the California Financing Law, the California Homeowners Bill of Rights and the New York Financial Services Law; bank regulatory, both state and federal; mortgage secondary market transactions – whole loan sales (bulk and flow) and mortgage servicing rights sales, as well as broker and correspondent lender agreements, among others. Mr. Flynn is a fellow of the American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers, and the American College of Real Estate Lawyers. He is the Chair of the American College of Mortgage Attorney’s Residential & Regulatory Committee and serves on the Board of Governors for the Conference of Consumer Law.
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This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.
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Date + Time
- event
Tuesday, March 2, 2021
- schedule
1:00 p.m. ET./10:00 a.m. PT
- FHFA oversight of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
- CARES Act, CDC, and other tenant eviction moratoriums
- Fannie and Freddie forbearance directives
- Underwriting parameters
- Modifying the loan
- Servicing and reporting requirements
- Issues to consider upon the termination of forbearance
The panel will review these and other important issues:
- When are current eviction moratoriums set to expire, and how will that impact the forbearance directives currently in place?
- How does a lender determine when a borrower is eligible for forbearance?
- How is forbearance documented and extended?
- What happens to forborne loan payments when forbearance expires? Do the new payment terms vary with the type of loan program?
