Loan impact
Summarized from the announcement · needs reviewApplies to: Freddie Mac loans sold to Newrez, especially manufactured homes on leasehold estates (now eligible) and investment property refinances using ACE or ACE + PDR.
Scope differs by change; see each change below.
- Addressed to
- Newrez LLC "Newrez" Approved Correspondent Clients
- Investor
- NewrezFrom the publisher, not quoted from the text
- Effective
- Dec 6, 2026
- Applicability confidence
- Needs review: some rows could not be matched to a quote from the source
Summary by AWACS. Newrez Correspondent's guide is proprietary, so AWACS does not reproduce its text. Read the official announcement ↗ (opens in a new tab)
What changed
Summarized from the announcement| Requirement | Previously | Now |
|---|---|---|
| Manufactured homes on leasehold estatesRelaxed | Not stated | Overlay dropped; these homes are now eligible |
| ACE and ACE + PDR for investment property refinancesRelaxed | Not stated | Allowed up to 75% LTV/TLTV for no cash-out refinances and 60% for cash-out refinances |
| Applies when: Occupancy is investment · Purpose is no_cash_out_refi or cash_out_refi | ||
| Manufactured homes in shared equity programsClarified | Not stated | Newrez is not adopting Freddie Mac's expansion; these loans stay ineligible under its overlay |
What to do
AWACS interpretation · not source languageWhat to review: Nothing in this announcement is mandatory, so first review the new flexibility: underwriting may now approve manufactured homes on leasehold estates and may use ACE or ACE + PDR on investment property refinances up to 75% LTV/TLTV for no cash-out and 60% for cash-out, while manufactured homes in shared equity programs stay ineligible.
QC implications
- Check that manufactured homes on leasehold estates are now treated as eligible for Freddie Mac loans sold to Newrez, and are no longer turned down under the old overlay.
- Check that investment property refinances using ACE or ACE + PDR stay within 75% LTV/TLTV for no cash-out refinances and 60% for cash-out refinances.
- Check that manufactured homes in shared equity programs are still treated as ineligible under the Newrez overlay.
Source and record
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In scope: Passed
The document is about residential mortgage lending.
Format and labels: Passed
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Source
- Correspondent Announcement 2026-091 (official) ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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