FHA

HUD in limbo: Top jobs unconfirmed, key decisions unmade

08/18/17

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is facing a leadership crisis as top jobs go unfilled, leaving key decisions unresolved.

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Fannie, Freddie are irrelevant to a government-backed mortgage system

07/25/17

Policymakers should differentiate between housing finance-related issues of real importance to the greater public interest, and those that concern only special interests.

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'If not now, when?' Fed's Powell on GSE reform

07/06/17

Federal Reserve Board Gov. Jerome Powell stopped short of endorsing any single housing finance reform plan, but called on lawmakers to resolve what he described as the biggest unfinished business of the crisis.

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DOJ's False Claims Act focus shifts to reverse mortgage servicers

07/03/17

The Trump administration's Justice Department was expected to be less aggressive in its pursuit of False Claims Act cases against the mortgage industry. Instead, its focus has shifted to Federal Housing Administration-insured reverse mortgages.

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FHA condo rules will help millennials in housing market, Carson says

06/09/17

The HUD secretary said millennials are being shut out of the market but the purchase of a condominium unit is often the first step to homeownership.

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FHA premium reduction remains on hold: Carson

06/08/17

HUD secretary Carson tells lawmakers that the FHA's capital ratio is on an "upward trajectory," but he hasn't made a decision on another premium reduction.

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How Trump can make the FHA more lender friendly

06/02/17

The Federal Housing Administration's gateway to homeownership could be widened if the Trump administration takes actions to reduce mortgage insurance premiums and clarify lender penalties under the False Claims Act.

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Lenders protest proposed FHA fee for risk upgrades

05/23/17

Lenders are objecting to the Trump administration's proposed $30 million fee designed to partially fund upgrades to the FHA.

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Trump budget to propose risk management upgrade for FHA

05/22/17

The Trump administration will ask for more funds to improve the Federal Housing Administration's risk management systems as part of its budget expected to be released Tuesday, according to a leaked version.

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Improving loan performance sparks renewed calls for FHA premium cut

05/19/17

The delinquency rate of Federal Housing Administration-insured mortgages fell to a historic low in the first quarter, fueling more calls for a reduction in the agency's annual premium.

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