202.01

Rate Lock Period

Requirements

Your Rate Lock Period Rate Lock PeriodTime from Rate Lock execution through the Settlement Date. must be less than or equal to:  

  • 180 days for a fixed rate Mortgage Loan Mortgage LoanMortgage debt obligation evidenced, or when made will be evidenced, by the Loan Documents, or  a mortgage debt obligation with a Fannie Mae credit enhancement. ;
  • 45 days for an ARM Loan ARM LoanMortgage Loan with an interest rate that periodically adjusts based on an Index per the Note or Loan Documents. or SARM Loan; or
  • the period per the confirmed Forward Commitment Forward CommitmentCommitment to purchase a permanent Mortgage Loan for a to-be constructed or rehabilitated Property. .

Guidance

For a Choice Refinance Loan Choice Refinance LoanMortgage Loan refinancing a Portfolio Mortgage Loan using streamlined underwriting per Part III, Chapter 17: Choice Refinance Loans. , you may obtain a Rate Lock Rate LockAgreement between you and the Investor containing the terms of the Lender-Arranged Sale or Multifamily Trading Desk trade of the Mortgage Loan and the MBS terms and conditions relating to the underlying MBS, if applicable, which may be documented via a recorded telephone conversation. up to 180 days before the Prepayment Premium Period End Date Prepayment Premium Period End DateLast date when a Borrower owes a Prepayment Premium for a voluntary Mortgage Loan prepayment. of the Portfolio Mortgage Loan Portfolio Mortgage LoanMortgage Loan purchased by Fannie Mae and held as of a certain date regardless of whether it is a Cash Mortgage Loan or an MBS Mortgage Loan. .

If Fannie Mae consents to a Rate Lock Period Rate Lock PeriodTime from Rate Lock execution through the Settlement Date. greater than 180 days, the Multifamily Trading Desk Multifamily Trading DeskTeam that: purchases and trades Cash Mortgage Loans and MBS Mortgage Loans for Fannie Mae's own account; and can be contacted at (888) 889-1118. will be the only permitted Investor InvestorMBS Investor for an MBS Mortgage Loan, or Fannie Mae for a Cash Mortgage Loan. .

Operating Procedures

After obtaining a Rate Lock Rate LockAgreement between you and the Investor containing the terms of the Lender-Arranged Sale or Multifamily Trading Desk trade of the Mortgage Loan and the MBS terms and conditions relating to the underlying MBS, if applicable, which may be documented via a recorded telephone conversation. , the Rate Lock Rate LockAgreement between you and the Investor containing the terms of the Lender-Arranged Sale or Multifamily Trading Desk trade of the Mortgage Loan and the MBS terms and conditions relating to the underlying MBS, if applicable, which may be documented via a recorded telephone conversation. expiration date can only be extended per  Part IV, Chapter 2: Rate Lock and Committing, Section 204.03B: Rate Lock Extensions .