Freddie Mac Proposed Purchase of Single-Family Closed-End Second Mortgages Comment Request

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric Bryant, Policy Analyst, Division of Housing Mission and Goals, (202) 253-4505, eric.bryant@fhfa.gov; William Merrill, Associate Director, Division of Housing Mission and Goals, (202) 649-3428, william.merrill@fhfa.gov; Lyn Abrams, Associate General Counsel, Office of General Counsel, (202) 649-3059, lyn.abrams@fhfa.gov; or Dinah Knight, Assistant General Counsel, Office of General Counsel, (202) 748-7801, dinah.knight@fhfa.gov, Federal Housing Finance Agency, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC 20219. These are not toll-free numbers. For TTY/TRS users with hearing and speech disabilities, dial 711 and ask to be connected to any of the contact numbers above.

SUMMARY: The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) invites comments on a proposal by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation to purchase certain ingle-family closed-end second mortgages as a new product.

DATES: FHFA will accept written comments on the proposed new product on or before May 22, 2024.

Public Comments

Below are a compilation of public comments made on this notice.

443 items

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Date Sort ascending	First Name	Last Name	Organization	Comment
05/11/24	John D.	Fry, CMB	N/A	See attached. Email: N/A Attachment: View Attachment
05/10/24	Bob	landers	N/A	Answers Question 7: This new product will not further fair housing, it… Email: jorma1975@gmail.com Attachment: N/A
05/10/24	Cari	Florence	N/A	Stop screwing around with the housing market thinking you’re going to… Email: N/A Attachment: N/A
05/10/24	Tim	Cloves	N/A	This is a VERY BAD idea! Please don't do it!! Email: N/A Attachment: N/A
05/10/24	Kile	Story	N/A	I am an employee of a small community bank. I'm aware that some of the… Email: kilestory@gmail.com Attachment: N/A
05/10/24	Deepak	Dewangan	N/A	This is a crazy idea to put more and more easy money in the pocket of… Email: dkd92121@gmail.com Attachment: N/A
05/09/24	Taylor	Madore	N/A	Proposed policies like this are starting to make me wonder whether the… Email: N/A Attachment: N/A
05/09/24	Mike	Madden	N/A	I am shocked that this already hasn’t been happening. It doesn’t make… Email: Mikema87@yahoo.com Attachment: N/A
05/09/24	Sean	Smith	N/A	Please do not pump more artificial money into the housing market which… Email: Seanwrsmith@yahoo.com Attachment: N/A
05/09/24	Christopher	Parker	N/A	This appears to be a poor idea. Family homes often represent the sing… Email: mrcdparker@yahoo.com Attachment: N/A
05/09/24	Rajesh	Chaudhary	N/A	This policy will make home ownership illusive for young people. This i… Email: N/A Attachment: N/A
05/09/24	Ilya	Golberg	N/A	Unless it can be guaranteed that any losses will not be forced onto th… Email: N/A Attachment: N/A
05/09/24	Brian	Kou	N/A	My God have you people NO common sense? Who will foot the bill when th… Email: N/A Attachment: N/A
05/08/24	Walter	Mirczak	None	Higher interest rates have slowed the housing market and reduced cash-… Email: Mirczak@msn.com Attachment: N/A
05/08/24	Serkan	Eren	N/A	As part of an institutional investor in Agency MBS market, I am agains… Email: N/A Attachment: N/A
05/08/24	Michael	Tullis	Garrett State Bank	As being a banker that makes second mortgages in the communities we se… Email: mtullis@garrettstatebank.com Attachment: N/A
05/08/24	Brian	Knight	N/A	See attached request to extend comment period. Email: N/A Attachment: View Attachment
05/07/24	david	jaffe	N/A	I believe Freddie Mac insuring 2nd mortgages is a recipe for disaster.… Email: davidjaffe210@gmail.com Attachment: N/A
05/06/24	Paul	Orlowski	N/A	I think this is an asinine plan. It does nothing to increase home own… Email: paul.orlowski@yahoo.com Attachment: N/A
05/06/24	Anthony	Mickle	The Investment Forum	I'm all for liquidity of the secondary market and unleashing some of t… Email: micklea798@cs.com Attachment: N/A
05/06/24	Robert	Wiesner	N/A	You ask...(8) to what degree might borrowers benefit from or be advers… Email: N/A Attachment: N/A
05/06/24	Christopher	Thacker	N/A	As a single family homeowner and a taxpayer, I implore you not to tran… Email: N/A Attachment: N/A
05/06/24	John		N/A	See attached. Email: N/A Attachment: View Attachment
05/06/24	Brad	Kort	N/A	See attached. Email: N/A Attachment: View Attachment
05/05/24	John	Gables	N/A	I am writing to express significant concerns about the risks and negat… Email: N/A Attachment: N/A
05/05/24	Samantha	Roberts	N/A	As a concerned citizen and someone who has worked over 30 years in the… Email: N/A Attachment: N/A
05/05/24	Debrah	Kim	N/A	My name is Debrah Kim, and I'm a housing counselor and community advoc… Email: N/A Attachment: N/A
05/05/24	Thomas	Crawford	N/A	My name is Thomas Crawford, and I am a longtime community banker and m… Email: N/A Attachment: N/A
05/05/24	Emily	Anderson	N/A	My name is Emily Anderson, and I am a seasoned mortgage broker with ov… Email: N/A Attachment: N/A
05/05/24	Jake	Thompson	N/A	Greetings, I am Jake Thompson, a passionate housing advocate and commu… Email: N/A Attachment: N/A
05/05/24	James	Perry	N/A	I read that Freddie Mac is requesting permission to buy second mortgag… Email: jm_fairwinds@yahoo.com Attachment: N/A
05/04/24	Anonymous	Citizen	N/A	To: Federal Housing Finance Agency Re: Proposed Enterprise New Produc… Email: N/A Attachment: N/A
05/04/24	Martha	Merrill	N/A	See attached. Email: N/A Attachment: View Attachment
05/04/24	Dottie	Sheppick	Specialty Mortgage Product Solutions, LLC.	See attached. Email: N/A Attachment: View Attachment
05/04/24	Anonymous		N/A	See attached. Email: N/A Attachment: View Attachment
05/04/24	K. R.	Lomax	N/A	See attached. Email: N/A Attachment: View Attachment
04/22/24	John	Misiora	N/A	I believe Freddie Mac's premise "existing borrowers face limited optio… Email: N/A Attachment: N/A
04/22/24	Kara	Lamphere	Click n' Close, Inc.	#1 Allowing the purchase of second liens under this program definitely… Email: kara.lamphere@clicknclose.com Attachment: N/A
04/22/24	Gordy	Bright	Standard Mortgage Corporation	See attached comment Email: N/A Attachment: View Attachment
04/20/24	Eric	Clonch	Howard Hanna Mortgage	See attached comment Email: N/A Attachment: View Attachment
04/19/24	Lydia	Smith MBA	Southern Bancorp	See attached Comment Email: N/A Attachment: View Attachment
04/18/24	Ian	Ashton	N/A	See attached comment Email: N/A Attachment: View Attachment
04/18/24	Russell	Galindo	N/A	See attached comment Email: N/A Attachment: View Attachment

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