News Topic: HUD

The regulator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac discussed steps the companies have already taken to limit their risk, as well as efforts to prevent housing market “overlap” with the FHA. ... Read full article

The Federal Housing Administration chief has already been serving as the acting deputy secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. ... Read full article

The proposed reforms of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have gotten all the attention, but the administration also wants to scale back the Federal Housing Administration, expand its capital cushion and adopt risk-based pricing. Some of the ideas have former ... Read full article

The FHFA can go beyond a recent Trump administration report to level the playing field between the private sector and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. ... Read full article

The bureau issued three policies removing the threat of legal liability for approved companies that test new products. ... Read full article

With its proposal to restrict disparate-impact claims, the Trump administration seems determined to solve a problem that does not exist. ... Read full article

The Trump administration is not backing down even after a federal court blocked guidance that would have limited the operations of national housing funds. ... Read full article

The mortgage industry will be looking for answers when Treasury and HUD unveil reports on housing finance reform, but the Trump administration’s plans could also raise a whole new host of questions. ... Read full article

Readers react to jilted GSE legacy shareholders and a proposal making it harder to cite disparate impact, criticize Democrats asking the CFPB to stop its payday rule revamp and more. ... Read full article

Revamping the doctrine of disparate impact doctrine, as HUD proposes, would gut fair housing enforcement. ... Read full article

Readers react to regulators revamping the Volcker Rule and the U.S. Postal Service getting into banking, criticize HUD's plan to make it harder for consumers to allege discrimination and more. ... Read full article

The agency says the "disparate impact" standard needs to be amended to align with a recent Supreme Court ruling. But consumer advocates say the change would make it more difficult for borrowers to allege discrimination under the Fair Housing Act. ... Read full article

The Federal Housing Administration updated its lender certification proposal originally issued this past May, as it looks to ease industry concerns on False Claims Act enforcement. ... Read full article

The Department of Housing and Urban Development will remove some barriers to government-insured condominium lending next month, including a post-crisis measure housing industry groups have long pressed for a change to. ... Read full article

Secretary Ben Carson was invited by the head of the Senate Banking Committee to Idaho to discuss low-income housing shortages. ... Read full article

Banks need to mitigate potential bias in algorithmic predictive models using artificial intelligence, as regulators are weighing how to oversee the emerging technology. ... Read full article

The Federal Housing Administration is aiming to limit the share of borrowers who have been withdrawing money from the value of their homes. ... Read full article

Under a proposal yet to be officially unveiled, plaintiffs relying on the so-called “disparate impact” doctrine would have to show a more direct link between a lender’s policy and discriminatory effect. ... Read full article