source:
  type: guide
  id: fnma-svc-e-2.1-04
  authority: Fannie Mae Servicing Guide E-2.1-04 — Expected Servicer/Attorney Interaction
    During Bankruptcy Proceedings
  description: Fannie Mae Servicing Guide E-2.1-04 — Expected Servicer/Attorney Interaction
    During Bankruptcy Proceedings.
  coverage_tier: operative
obligations:
- id: fnma-svc-e-2.1-04-full
  canonical_id: fnma-svc-e-2.1-04-full
  section: Fannie Mae Servicing Guide E-2.1-04 — Expected Servicer/Attorney Interaction
    During Bankruptcy Proceedings
  type: do
  tags:
  - regulator-direct
  - fnma
  - servicing-guide
  - corpus-expansion
  - tier-operative
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    authority: Fannie Mae Servicing Guide E-2.1-04 — Expected Servicer/Attorney Interaction
      During Bankruptcy Proceedings
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    source_url: https://singlefamily.fanniemae.com/media/document/pdf/servicing-guide
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    paragraph_quote: 'E-2.1-04, Expected Servicer/Attorney Interaction During Bankruptcy
      Proceedings (11/12/2014) Key instances of Fannie Mae’s required timelines for
      servicer and attorney interaction related to bankruptcy proceedings are provided
      in the following table. The law ﬁrm will... The servicer must... notify the
      servicer of the receipt of the referral package (and indicate whether or not
      it is complete) within two business days send any required missing documentation
      (or, if appropriate, have the foreclosure attorney send the documents) to the
      law ﬁrm within three business days after it receives the attorney’s acknowledgment
      and request. request that the servicer provide the information needed to complete
      the proof of claim or other necessary action provide this information to the
      law ﬁrm within three business days. Note: The servicer must always provide any
      additional information, veriﬁcations, certiﬁcations, documentation, and signatures
      that the law ﬁrm requests no later than three business days after the law ﬁrm
      asks for them. promptly send to the servicer all workout proposals, along with
      a recommendation either to accept the proposal or to pursue an alternative bankruptcy
      strategy (describing the details of the alternative strategy) review the information
      and recommendation within ﬁve business days. If the servicer concurs with any
      recommended workout proposal and Fannie Mae’s approval is required, it must
      submit the recommendation to Fannie Mae via Fannie Mae’s servicing solutions
      system within ten business days after it receives the law ﬁrm’s initial recommendation.
      Within ﬁve business days after it receives Fannie Mae’s decision about the workout
      proposal, the servicer must advise the law ﬁrm of the decision. Recent Related
      Announcements There are no recently issued Announcements related to this topic.
      Published May 13, 2026 416'
  judgment: false
