Freddie Mac Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide Chapter 8103 — Servicer Accounting and Application of Payments

Name: Freddie Mac Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide Chapter 8103 — Servicer Accounting and Application of Payments — machine-readable register
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fhlmc-8103

Chapter 8103 of the Freddie Mac Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide establishes Servicer fiscal responsibilities, Mortgage accounting records and methods, accounting with respect to delinquency relief, and the application of mortgage payments. NOTE: actual title in the Freddie Guide is "Servicer Accounting and Application of Payments", not "Servicer's Use of Third Parties".

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source:
  type: regulation
  id: fhlmc-8103
  authority: Freddie Mac Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide Chapter 8103 — Servicer Accounting and Application of Payments
  description: |
    Chapter 8103 of the Freddie Mac Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide
    establishes Servicer fiscal responsibilities, Mortgage accounting
    records and methods, accounting with respect to delinquency relief,
    and the application of mortgage payments. NOTE: actual title in the
    Freddie Guide is "Servicer Accounting and Application of Payments",
    not "Servicer's Use of Third Parties".
obligations:
  - id: fhlmc-8103-permanent-mortgage-accounting-records
    canonical_id: fhlmc-8103-permanent-mortgage-accounting-records
    section: Freddie Mac Guide Section 8103.2(a)(i) — Permanent records
    description: |
      [LENDER] must maintain permanent Mortgage accounting records for each
      Mortgage sold to Freddie Mac, and those records must contain the
      complete Freddie Mac nine-digit loan number assigned to the Mortgage.
    type: maintain
    audit_question: Can [LENDER] evidence that permanent Mortgage accounting records are maintained for every Mortgage sold to Freddie Mac, each tagged with the complete Freddie Mac nine-digit loan number?
    program_review: Does the program ensure permanent Mortgage accounting records exist for every Mortgage sold to Freddie Mac, each tagged with the complete nine-digit FHLMC loan number?
    file_review: Sample sold loans; confirm permanent accounting records exist and carry the nine-digit loan number.
    judgment: false
    feeds: []
    workflow_phase: servicing
    owner_role: compliance_officer
    secondary_owner_role: default_servicing_analyst
    cadence: continuous
    consequence: ''
    tags:
      - round-b
      - regulator-direct
      - fhlmc
      - freddie-mac
      - servicing-guide
      - accounting
      - recordkeeping
      - promoted
    primary_source:
      tier: 1
      authority: Freddie Mac Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide Section 8103.2(a)(i)
      source_class: fhlmc-guide
      source_url: https://guide.freddiemac.com/ci-guide
      snapshot_id: 4c94f67729042dd6
      fetched_at: '2026-08-23T11:59:01.325048+00:00'
      content_hash: sha256:4c94f67729042dd6c1b29c7af76feaebf9fcaee0518fd408b68a0064e5a65533
      paragraph_quote: The Servicer must maintain permanent Mortgage accounting records for each Mortgage sold to Freddie Mac.
      drafter_attestation: Copied verbatim from Freddie Mac Guide snapshot 5869ee9e606cd4ae (Chapter 8103) at 2026-05-22.
      quote_healed: true
      window_corroborated_by: cdn.lhfs.com (Freddie Guide re-host)
      window_corroborated_on: '2026-09-13'
    promoted_at: '2026-05-23T00:41:38+00:00'
    promoted_from: fhlmc-8103-roundb-v1.yaml
  - id: fhlmc-8103-gaap-accounts-audit-anytime
    canonical_id: fhlmc-8103-gaap-accounts-audit-anytime
    section: Freddie Mac Guide Section 8103.2(a)(iii) — Accounting principles
    description: |
      [LENDER] must maintain the accounts and records for Freddie Mac-owned
      Mortgages according to sound and generally accepted accounting
      principles in a manner that permits Freddie Mac's representatives or
      designees to examine and audit these accounts and records at any time.
    type: maintain
    audit_question: Can [LENDER] evidence that accounts and records for Freddie Mac-owned Mortgages are kept under sound and generally accepted accounting principles, and are accessible for examination and audit by Freddie Mac's representatives or designees at any time?
    program_review: Does the program keep accounts/records for Freddie-owned Mortgages under sound GAAP, in a manner permitting Freddie Mac examination and audit at any time?
    file_review: Review the accounting records for GAAP conformance and audit accessibility.
    judgment: false
    feeds: []
    workflow_phase: servicing
    owner_role: compliance_officer
    secondary_owner_role: default_servicing_analyst
    cadence: continuous
    consequence: ''
    tags:
      - round-b
      - regulator-direct
      - fhlmc
      - freddie-mac
      - servicing-guide
      - accounting
      - gaap
      - audit-rights
      - promoted
    primary_source:
      tier: 1
      authority: Freddie Mac Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide Section 8103.2(a)(iii)
      source_class: fhlmc-guide
      source_url: https://guide.freddiemac.com/ci-guide
      snapshot_id: 4c94f67729042dd6
      fetched_at: '2026-08-23T11:59:01.325048+00:00'
      content_hash: sha256:4c94f67729042dd6c1b29c7af76feaebf9fcaee0518fd408b68a0064e5a65533
      paragraph_quote: The Servicer must maintain the accounts and records for Freddie Mac-owned Mortgages according to sound and generally accepted accounting principles in a manner that permits Freddie Mac’s representatives or designees to examine and audit these accounts and records at any time.
      drafter_attestation: Copied verbatim from Freddie Mac Guide snapshot 5869ee9e606cd4ae (Chapter 8103) at 2026-05-22.
      quote_healed: true
      window_corroborated_by: cdn.lhfs.com (Freddie Guide re-host)
      window_corroborated_on: '2026-09-13'
    promoted_at: '2026-05-23T00:41:38+00:00'
    promoted_from: fhlmc-8103-roundb-v1.yaml
  - id: fhlmc-8103-no-payment-deficiency-from-late-charge
    canonical_id: fhlmc-8103-no-payment-deficiency-from-late-charge
    section: Freddie Mac Guide Section 8103.3(b) — Differences in collection of payments
    description: |
      [LENDER] must not create a payment deficiency by deducting a late
      charge from the regular monthly payment.
    type: dont
    audit_question: Can [LENDER] evidence that no payment deficiency was created on any Freddie Mac-owned Mortgage by deducting a late charge from the regular monthly payment?
    program_review: Does the program prevent creating a payment deficiency by deducting a late charge from the regular monthly payment?
    file_review: Sample payment-application records; confirm no late charge was deducted from a regular monthly payment to create a deficiency.
    judgment: false
    feeds: []
    workflow_phase: servicing
    owner_role: compliance_officer
    secondary_owner_role: escrow_analyst
    cadence: continuous
    consequence: ''
    tags:
      - round-b
      - regulator-direct
      - fhlmc
      - freddie-mac
      - servicing-guide
      - payment-application
      - late-charges
      - promoted
    primary_source:
      tier: 1
      authority: Freddie Mac Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide Section 8103.3(b)
      source_class: fhlmc-guide
      source_url: https://guide.freddiemac.com/ci-guide
      snapshot_id: 4c94f67729042dd6
      fetched_at: '2026-08-23T11:59:01.325048+00:00'
      content_hash: sha256:4c94f67729042dd6c1b29c7af76feaebf9fcaee0518fd408b68a0064e5a65533
      paragraph_quote: must not create a payment deficiency by deducting a late charge from the regular monthly payment.
      drafter_attestation: Copied verbatim from Freddie Mac Guide snapshot 5869ee9e606cd4ae (Chapter 8103) at 2026-05-22.
      quote_healed: true
      window_corroborated_by: cdn.lhfs.com (Freddie Guide re-host)
      window_corroborated_on: '2026-09-13'
    promoted_at: '2026-05-23T00:41:38+00:00'
    promoted_from: fhlmc-8103-roundb-v1.yaml
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  - promoted_at: '2026-05-23T00:41:38+00:00'
    candidate_path: obligations\_remediation\_round_b_drafts\fhlmc-8103-roundb-v1.yaml
    candidates_promoted: 3
    candidates_skipped_existing: 0

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Verbatim provisions from Freddie Mac Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide Chapter 8103 — Servicer Accounting and Application of Payments — each quote is a verified substring of the regulator-published source snapshot, not retyped. Quoted for reference; this is not legal advice. The operational layer (P&P updates, prompts) lives in the regulation update kits.

Freddie Mac Guide Section 8103.2(a)(i) — Permanent records

The Servicer must maintain permanent Mortgage accounting records for each Mortgage sold to Freddie Mac.

Source: Freddie Mac Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide Section 8103.2(a)(i) · source URL · snapshot 4c94f67729042dd6

Freddie Mac Guide Section 8103.2(a)(iii) — Accounting principles

The Servicer must maintain the accounts and records for Freddie Mac-owned Mortgages according to sound and generally accepted accounting principles in a manner that permits Freddie Mac’s representatives or designees to examine and audit these accounts and records at any time.

Source: Freddie Mac Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide Section 8103.2(a)(iii) · source URL · snapshot 4c94f67729042dd6

Freddie Mac Guide Section 8103.3(b) — Differences in collection of payments

must not create a payment deficiency by deducting a late charge from the regular monthly payment.

Source: Freddie Mac Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide Section 8103.3(b) · source URL · snapshot 4c94f67729042dd6

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