The first Nevada state court ruling on the federal Housing and Economic Recovery Act (HERA) holds that a deed of trust owned by a GSE cannot be extinguished by a homeowners’ association’s (HOA) foreclosure sale, a promising development for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and lenders embroiled in quiet title cases with purchasers from HOA foreclosure
FHFA Proposes Rule on Fannie Mae’s & Freddie Mac’s Duty to Serve Underserved Markets
Pursuant to the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, which amended the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992, federal law requires the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) to facilitate a secondary market for mortgages on housing for very low-, low-,