Housing Wire

JUNE 18, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which urges the department to avoid reprimanding mortgage servicers for compliance lapses with the new National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) system until it is “fully accessible and usable to each participant.”

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Inman

MAY 22, 2024

While lenders welcomed the increase, it might benefit homebuyers as well, by giving loan servicers more incentive to process FHA loan assumptions quickly.

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2024

This is significant, because as noted in CHLA’s annual IMB Report , “84% of FHA loans were for first-time homebuyers, and FHA’s share of Black and Hispanic borrowers was twice the percentage of all other mortgage loans.” But now a new threat is emerging on this front.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) have published a new report identifying the locations of people seeking Federal Housing Administration (FHA) rental and homeownership assistance programs. The locations of households that have received FHA-backed mortgages have been studied far less, HUD explained.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

When a lender rejects an FHA application, it discourages the next lender from even reviewing the application because of the extra work the underwriters have to do to override that MCR, mortgage pros told HousingWire. All FHA mortgage lenders use a system by the U.S. Demand for FHA loans have risen over the past year to comprise 23.8%

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Housing Wire

JUNE 1, 2022

The Community Home Lenders Association (CHLA), backed by 41 IMBs, sent a letter urging the FHA to streamline its servicing guidelines, increase permissible lender fees for executing an assumption of an FHA loan, and make changes to FHA’s condo rules.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 2, 2025

Overall purchase activity has shown year-over-year growth for more than two months as the inventory of existing homes for sale continues to increase, a positive development for the housing market despite the uncertain near-term outlook.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2024

6, 2024,” Sherry Carson, human resources generalist at Country Club Mortgage, wrote in a letter sent to the Employment Development Department in California in early December. Last year, half of the originated loans were conventional, followed by 35% of FHA loans and 14% of V.A.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

In 2013, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) began requiring borrowers to pay the Mortgage Insurance Premium (MIP) for the life of an FHA loan. People have equated FHA insurance to that of private mortgage insurance used by the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), which is not life-of-loan.

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Housing Wire

MAY 4, 2021

The CFPB will continue to seek and actively respond to developments in the market, doing everything in our power to help families stay in their homes. The CFPB pointed out FHA loans in particular as having complications when borrowers attempted making a partial claim or modifying their loan to address forborne payments.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Rebecca Anderson, senior vice president of strategic communications and public relations at loanDepot, wrote to HousingWire that the company “enjoys a long history of attracting and developing top-notch talent and “we thank Mosi for her many contributions to loanDepot and wish her the best in the next chapter of her career.”

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced on Thursday the launch of a new portal for the Department of Housing and Urban Development ’s Single Family Mortgage Asset Recovery Technology (SMART) system. I feel really good about where we are with FHA Catalyst,” she told HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 17, 2021

According to the BAS, the average loan size rose from $377,434 in April to $384,000 in May ?the the fourth consecutive month of rising loan sizes and a new survey high. By product type, conventional loans made up 743.9% of loan applications, FHA loans composed 14.8%, RHS/USDA loans cam in around 0.9%

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

. “The little that I’ve dabbled in assumable loans, they are very difficult to maneuver,” Rochelle Gano, a Vancouver, Washington-based loan officer at Movement Mortgage , told HousingWire. Gano added that FHA loans seem “a little more workable” than the VA and USDA options.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Meanwhile, lenders can electronically submit, track and manage single-family property appraisals, the FHA said. The announcement comes after more than a year’s worth of efforts by the FHA to streamline and modernize their FHA loan origination and claims process.

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Housing Wire

MAY 19, 2022

Department of Housing and Urban Development. The average loan size rose to a new survey high of $436,576. Over half of the applications were for loan amounts greater than $400,000, the MBA said. Conventional loans accounted for 76.7% of loan applications. Homebuilders constructed about 1.23 from March and 8.6%

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

In the aftermath, one of the most contentious issues in the minds of mortgage professionals is how the ruling might affect FHA and VA mortgage borrowers. FHA loans are a popular option for first-time homebuyers or those who don’t have a lot of cash saved for a down payment, because the loans require a minimum of 3.5%

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Housing Wire

MAY 13, 2021

By loan type, conventional loans backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac took the lion’s share at 72.9% of loan applications, followed by just 15.8% of FHA loans, 10.3% from VA and 1% leftover for RHS/USDA loans.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Marcia Fudge suggested to a congressional committee that the department could consider eliminating life-of-loan premium requirements for mortgages backed by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), but did not offer any indication about the issue’s priority level at HUD.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 11, 2023

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) did not respond to HousingWire ’s request for comment on the spread of inaccurate information on the FHA’s 40-year loan modification decision prior to publishing. “Right now, a 30-year FHA loan for $500,000 at 6.7% “It’s not for new loans (…).

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Housing Wire

JULY 10, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Wednesday posted an updated draft of its proposed defect taxonomy for servicing Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loan reviews.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 14, 2024

But the industry is not yet out of the woods, said Todd Sheinin, the Maryland-based vice president of strategy and development at Primary Residential Mortgage Inc. “As The recent declines in mortgage rates have been good news for mortgage professionals and consumers alike.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 4, 2022

The spectacular and historic spike in interest rates will hurt most homebuyers, but one group is especially vulnerable: FHA borrowers. Over 80% percent of FHA purchasers are first-time homebuyers, and borrowers of color obtained over 40% of FHA loans last year, according to HUD.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

The workforce reduction came from its Des Moines, Clive, Ankeny and West Des Moines offices, according to a WARN notice filed in the Iowa Workforce Development. More than 240 positions were eliminated from the Iowa offices this year and an additional 75 employees will be laid off in October, according to the Iowa Workforce Development. .

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RIS Media

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced Monday the expansion of public appraisal data to include Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans. DENVER, Colo.—The The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and the U.S.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 22, 2022

By product type, conventional loans composed 70.7% of loan applications, FHA loans composed 17.7%, RHS/USDA loans composed 0.2% and VA loans composed 11.4%. The average loan size of new homes decreased from $423,221 in June to $416,029 in July. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Department of Housing and Urban Development , through the FHA, announced on Monday that the change will go into effect on December 21, 2022. The final rule was published in the Federal Register and in a companion mortgagee letter that provides implementation guidance for FHA-approved lenders. .

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The IMBs originated 90% of FHA and VA loans and issued 90% of Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed security, the report said. In 2021, non-depository institutions accounted for 64% of first-lien, owner-occupied, site-built home-purchase loans. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 23, 2020

In September, Pyramid Systems , a technology solutions provider for federal agencies, announced it was awarded a Salesforce Refactoring and Implementation Support Services (SRISS) contract to modernize the FHA loan system. According to the release, the two-year contract is worth $42 million.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 8, 2022

Unlike large lenders, which often have their own proprietary systems, it’s often not financially feasible for smaller firms to develop their own software. The CHLA also said independent mortgage banks now originate more than 60% of all mortgage loans and more than 90% of FHA loans, which disproportionately serves minority borrowers.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2022

Last week, Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation announced the hiring of Tane Cabe as its new reverse business development manager with a focus on Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) for Purchase (H4P) business. So real estate agents automatically get nervous [about a HECM being] an FHA loan. Harlan Accola.

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Housing Wire

MAY 31, 2023

A partial claim is an interest-free loan from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ( HUD ) that borrowers can use to make their mortgage current. Typically, issuers implement loss mitigation by buying an FHA loan out of a Ginnie Mae pool, modifying the loan, and then selling the loan back into a pool.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 25, 2024

Ginnie Mae plays a critical role in guaranteeing securities backed by Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans, as well as Rural Housing Service (RHS) and Veterans Affairs (VA) single family loans,” the letter stated. The FY 2025 budget request from the administration projects that Ginnie Mae will generate approximately $1.4

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HomeLight

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

You’ve just received the first offer on your home — and it’s backed by an FHA loan. So what do you need to know about FHA loans as a seller? Today, FHA loans represent a fair share of the mortgage market; in 2018, the FHA insured 12.1% FHA loans help make homeownership more accessible.

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HomeLight

AUGUST 31, 2021

The Federal Housing Administration (also known as the FHA) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that offers first-time buyer support. The FHA doesn’t lend money itself. The FHA backing lets lenders offer easier credit terms than non-FHA loans. The answer is: Very well!

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 19, 2024

These are typically not the homes that buyers with smaller budgets or those using Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans can afford, she said. For many, these challenges bring into question whether the state is really ready for further economic growth and development.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) noted in a briefing on Tuesday that it managed to record another banner year for the Mutual Mortgage Insurance (MMI) Fund.

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