FHA

Large banks hemorrhaged money on mortgage originations in 2018

06/21/19

Large banks had huge losses from originating mortgages in 2018 as costs were three times higher than similar-sized independent lenders, according to research conducted by Stratmor and the Mortgage Bankers Association.

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DACA recipients ineligible for FHA loans, housing official says

06/13/19

The interpretation by HUD, conveyed in a letter to Congress by Assistant Secretary Len Wolfson, appeared to contradict the agency's earlier comments about borrowers in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

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Can FHA's promise of softer enforcement get lenders back on board?

05/09/19

The industry welcomed a proposed overhaul of how the government identifies False Claims Act violations, but some say it remains to be seen if the changes are enough to satisfy companies that had bolted.

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Critics say HUD bid to restrict down payment programs skirts law

05/06/19

Two nonprofits threatened by the effort say the Department of Housing and Urban Development tried to avoid scrutiny last month when it announced the new policy outside the formal rulemaking process.

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Trump's housing agency cracks down on no-money-down home loans

04/22/19

The Trump administration is cracking down on national affordable housing programs because of concern over growing risk to the government's almost $1.3 trillion portfolio of federally insured mortgages.

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FHA to tighten mortgage standards; The man who can make or break a credit card

03/25/19

Agency concerned about the number of "risky" mortgages being approved; Brian Kelly, who runs The Points Guy website, can determine if a card succeeds or fails.

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Lower FICOs, higher DTIs prompt a change in FHA loan underwriting

03/18/19

The Federal Housing Administration is returning to manual reviews of higher-risk loans it insures because it's finding that a growing share have lower credit scores, higher debt-to-income ratios, or both.

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FHA eases home warranty requirement for low down payment loans

03/14/19

The Federal Housing Administration is moving forward with a long-delayed plan to reduce the term of the home warranty required for high loan-to-value mortgages on new houses.

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Takeaways from Trump budget: CFPB reform, FHA fees and student loans

03/11/19

The 2020 budget would add the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and FSOC to congressional appropriations, charge lenders for FHA upgrades and require universities to have skin in the game on student loans.

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More first-time home buyers in the military are using VA loans: CFPB

03/01/19

The conventional market recaptured a lot of the first-time homebuyers it lost during the financial crisis, but service members instead have increasingly stuck with loans insured by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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