Freddie Mac Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide Bulletin 2026-5 (Servicing)

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Freddie Mac Bulletin 2026-5 (Servicing): business-impact-analysis effective date moved to May 11, 2026; new Private Selling Officer expense codes; information-security software requirements; Payoff Draft Date 18 delivery. Snapshot mirrors the official Freddie PDF.

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  authority: Freddie Mac Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide Bulletin 2026-5 (Servicing)
  description: 'Freddie Mac Bulletin 2026-5 (Servicing): business-impact-analysis effective date moved to May 11, 2026; new Private Selling Officer expense codes; information-security software requirements; Payoff Draft Date 18 delivery. Snapshot mirrors the official Freddie PDF.'
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    section: Freddie 2026-5 — business-impact-analysis effective date (Sections 1302.2/1302.3)
    description: Freddie Mac moved the effective date for the previously announced business-impact-analysis requirements to May 11, 2026.
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    audit_question: Has [SVCR] aligned its business-impact-analysis program to the May 11, 2026 effective date per Freddie Bulletin 2026-5?
    program_review: Does the program meet the business-impact-analysis requirements by the May 11, 2026 effective date?
    file_review: Confirm the business-impact-analysis is in place per the new effective date.
    judgment: false
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    workflow_phase: compliance
    owner_role: cco
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    cadence: per-bulletin
    consequence: Missing a GSE bulletin change risks repurchase, servicing penalties, or non-compliance findings.
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      paragraph_quote: With this Bulletin, we are updating the effective date for these requirements from January 1, 2027 to May 11, 2026.
      drafter_attestation: Verbatim from Freddie Bulletin 2026-5 snapshot. BIA effective-date change.

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Verbatim provisions from Freddie Mac Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide Bulletin 2026-5 (Servicing) — 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 2026-5 — business-impact-analysis effective date (Sections 1302.2/1302.3)

With this Bulletin, we are updating the effective date for these requirements from January 1, 2027 to May 11, 2026.

Source: Freddie Mac Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide Bulletin 2026-5 (Servicing) · source URL · snapshot 6eaa2ad77fd901ea