FHFA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Announce Independent Dispute Resolution Program

On February 2, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (the “FHFA”) announced that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have implemented an independent dispute resolution process for resolving repurchase disputes.  The process would allow lenders to submit their unresolved loan level disputes to an arbitrator after certain other processes have been exhausted.  Press Release.