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Freddie clocks in at $3.8 billion as mortgage lenders weigh climate risk

The changes are showing up in faster ripening and earlier harvests, a reminder that climate impacts borrowers and related mortgage risk while lenders seek to maintain underwriting standards.

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Mortgage News Daily points to how rising temperatures are reshaping agricultural timelines in California, with vineyard growers buying land farther from “up Valley” as heat increases, and this year’s harvest arriving about a month earlier than historical harvests.

The outlet says lenders and servicers with money at stake are increasingly focused on climate-related events and their impact on borrowers.

Mortgage News Daily also references a separate topic tied to lending practices, noting that Morgan Stanley bankers were pressured to approve mortgages for wealthy clients, while the bank said it has not compromised its underwriting standards.

The piece further frames mortgage operations as relying on coordinated people, policies, systems, and decisions across the loan lifecycle, while highlighting the role of automated verification tools in accelerating underwriting and reducing fraud risk.

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