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Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide Bulletins and Industry Letters

We periodically publish updates to the Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide (Guide) in the form of Guide Bulletins and Industry Letters. All of the current Guide updates are listed below. Guide Bulletins and Industry Letters published between 1999 and 2011 are available in the archive.

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Recent Bulletins/Industry Letters

• 10/01/2013 – October 1 Industry Letter (Information Relating to the CFPB Final Rule on Ability to Repay)
• 09/24/2013 – Bulletin 2013-18 (Selling and Servicing)
• 09/16/2013 – Bulletin 2013-17 (Servicing)
• 08/20/2013 – Bulletin 2013-16 (Updates in Response to the CFPB Final Rule on Ability to Repay) (This is a reissuance of Bulletin 2013-16 with a correction to the section titled “Government Mortgages” made on October 1, 2013.)
• 08/15/2013 – Bulletin 2013-15 (Servicing)
• 07/31/2013 – Bulletin 2013-14 (Servicing Incentive and Compensatory Fee Updates)
• 07/18/2013 – Bulletin 2013-13 (Selling)
• 07/02/2013 – July 2 Industry Letter (Freddie Mac's New Mortgage Eligibility Criteria)
• 06/25/2013 – Bulletin 2013-12 (Revisions to Seller/Servicer Activity Thresholds and Low Activity Fee)
• 06/24/2013 – Bulletin 2013-11 (Availability of Loan Quality Advisor^SM)
• 06/14/2013 – Bulletin 2013-10 (Servicing)
• 05/28/2013 – Bulletin 2013-9 (Extension of Mandatory Adoption Date for Certain Servicer Law Firm Selection and Retention Requirements)
• 05/15/2013 – Bulletin 2013-8 (Selling and Servicing)
• 05/13/2013 – Bulletin 2013-7 (Updates to Modification Requirements)
• 05/06/2013 – May 6 Industry Letter (CFPB Final Rule on Ability to Repay and Qualified Mortgage Requirements)
• 04/15/2013 – Bulletin 2013-6 (Servicing)
• 03/27/2013 – Bulletin 2013-5 (New Freddie Mac Streamlined Modification and Updates to Freddie Mac Standard Modification Requirements)
• 02/22/2013 – Bulletin 2013-4 (Temporary Property Insurance Claim Requirements for Properties Affected by Hurricane Sandy)
• 02/15/2013 – Bulletin 2013-3 (Servicing)
• 01/31/2013 – Bulletin 2013-2 (Selling)
• 01/31/2013 – Bulletin 2013-1 (Foreclosure Sale and Eviction Closeout Moratorium Extension Related to Hurricane Sandy)
• 12/18/2012 – Bulletin 2012-29 (Special Servicing Requirements Related to Hurricane Sandy)
• 12/14/2012 – Bulletin 2012-28 (Selling)
• 11/15/2012 – Bulletin 2012-27 (Servicing)
• 11/13/2012 – Bulletin 2012-26 (Servicing Requirements Related to Properties Affected by Hurricane Sandy and Other Disaster-Related Requirements)
• 11/09/2012 – Bulletin 2012-25 (Servicer Selection, Retention, and Management of Law Firms)
• 11/02/2012 – Bulletin 2012-24 (Requirements Related to Properties Affected by Disasters)
• 10/31/2012 – Bulletin 2012-23 (Servicing)
• 10/19/2012 – Bulletin 2012-22 (Quality Control Processes and Requirements)
• 10/19/2012 – October 19 Industry Letter (Quality Control and Enforcement Practices)
• 10/16/2012 – Bulletin 2012-21 (Selling)
• 10/03/2012 – Bulletin 2012-20 (Selling and Servicing)
• 09/14/2012 – Bulletin 2012-19 (Selling)
• 09/11/2012 – September 11 Industry Letter (Quality Control Process)
• 09/11/2012 – Bulletin 2012-18 (New Representation and Warranty Framework)
• 09/10/2012 – Bulletin 2012-17 (Servicing)
• 08/21/2012 – Bulletin 2012-16 (Servicing)
• 07/20/2012 – Bulletin 2012-15 (Selling)
• 07/11/2012 – Bulletin 2012-14 (Condominium Project Requirements)
• 06/13/2012 – Bulletin 2012-13 (Servicing) 
• 05/24/2012 – Bulletin 2012-12 (HFA Programs Using the Hardest Hit Fund to Support
  HARP)
• 05/15/2012 – Bulletin 2012-11 (Selling)
• 04/23/2012 – Bulletin 2012-10 (Servicing)
• 04/17/2012 – Bulletin 2012-9 (Short Sale Time Lines)
• 03/15/2012 – Bulletin 2012-8 (Selling)
• 03/13/2012 – Bulletin 2012-7 (Servicing)
• 02/29/2012 – Bulletin 2012-6 (Guarantee Fee Add-On)
• 02/15/2012 – Bulletin 2012-5 (Servicing)
• 02/10/2012 – Bulletin 2012-4 (Selling)
• 01/31/2012 – Bulletin 2012-3 (Uniform Loan Delivery Dataset Update)
• 01/06/2012 – Bulletin 2012-2 (Unemployment Forbearance)
• 01/05/2012 – Bulletin 2012-1 (Relief Refinance Mortgages)

View additional Guide updates in the Guide Bulletin and Industry Letter Archive. Visit AllRegs for updates prior to 2004.