New York
Sep 17, 2024
Appraiser BBG appoints new CEO after Freddie Mac freeze
Firm says CEO move is part of broader leadership changes
Freddie Mac
National
Aug 5, 2024
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac set to tighten CRE loan rules – again
New requirements will likely force more appraisals, income proofs
National
Aug 2, 2024
Mortgage interest rates drop to lowest level since February
Freddie Mac: Fed rate decrease and cooling inflation “bode well” for market
National
Jul 17, 2024
How the Puretz mortgage scam devastated Philadelphia senior tenants
Affordable housing complexes were uninhabitable, utilities unpaid, new report
National
Jun 27, 2024
Boruch Drillman loses Troy Technology Park to lender after fraud
Michigan property was re-appraised at one-third of its last appraised value
New York
Jun 18, 2024
Berkadia moves away from using third-party brokers
Move comes amid Freddie and Fannie’s crackdown on mortgage fraud
New York
Jun 13, 2024
Meridian makes cuts to New Jersey office
Brokerage cuts come amid leadership changes and Fannie and Freddie blacklist
Dallas
Jun 11, 2024
Price Realty scores $9M loan to buy Fort Worth apartments
1970s apartments located near Fort Worth’s popular Cultural District
New York
May 24, 2024
Freddie Mac places appraiser BBG under review
Agency is rejecting appraisals or valuations involving Jon DiPietra, amid agency’s widening investigation into mortgage fraud
National
Apr 16, 2024
Freddie Mac inks new guidelines in anti-fraud push
Firm adds increased multifamily inspections amid probe into brokers, owners
Tri-State
Feb 16, 2024
Nursing home mogul Avery Eisenreich eyes purchase of title insurer Riverside
After insurer was mentioned in DOJ investigation, rumors rocked its business
New York
Nov 8, 2023
Former Freddie Mac CEO distances himself from Meridian Capital
David Brickman stepped down as executive chairman from Ralph Herzka’s firm
New York
Nov 7, 2023
Meridian Capital under investigation by Freddie Mac
Ralph Herzka’s brokerage suspended from working on Freddie deals
New York
Oct 17, 2023
Moinian refis Marc rental tower with $136M Freddie Mac loan
Developer has tapped Freddie for large loans in past
Chicago
Aug 9, 2023
Freddie Mac brings unusual lawsuit against South Side apartment owner
Federal mortgage giant tests new strategy to make borrowers adhere to living standards
National
Aug 1, 2023
Industry warns against tenant protections attached to federally backed loans
Biden administration eyeing new rules for some multifamily properties
Texas
Jan 10, 2023
Investor scores a first from Freddie Mac on affordable resi
BWE facilitated $150M transitional line of credit secured by developments in Texas, Oklahoma
New York
Aug 3, 2022
Equifax error might have harmed (or helped) mortgage applicants
Faulty credit scores sent to lenders over three weeks
New York
Jul 13, 2022
Pennrose, Acacia land $117M Freddie Mac loan in Bushwick
Financing for joint venture covers affordable housing development
New York
Jul 7, 2022
Mortgage rates falling back toward 5%
Freddie Mac recorded second week of decline as recession fears grow