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FHA adds 40-year loan term to COVID-19 arsenal

Housing Wire

The Federal Housing Administration told mortgage servicers that they can now offer a 40-year loan term as a COVID-19 recovery option. The administration added that some loans funded through mortgage revenue bonds may not qualify for the new loss mitigation option. Comments from the mortgage industry are due by May 31.

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Industry supports FHA’s 40-year loan term option — with caveats

Housing Wire

The deadline for the mortgage industry to chime in on the Federal Housing Administration ‘s (FHA) proposed 40-year loan modification rule was at the end of May. It remains unclear when the FHA plans to add the 40-year loan modification option to its servicing and loss mitigation handbook.

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FHA publishes final rule on the 40-year loan modification

Housing Wire

The Federal Housing Administration ( FHA ) announced this week that a final rule related to an increased 40-year loan modification term has been published in the Federal Register. The rule allows mortgagees to increase the maximum term of an FHA-insured mortgage loan modification from 360 to 480 months following a default.

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FHFA assisted nearly 44,000 troubled homeowners in Q4 2023

Housing Wire

Of these actions, 2.682 million have been permanent loan modifications and 3.519 million actions have been other forms of assistance that allowed troubled borrowers to stay in their homes. Loan modifications dropped from 14,363 in Q3 to 12,758 in Q4, an 11.2% The rate for U.S.

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FHFA extends forbearance period to 18 months

Housing Wire

To accommodate the large volume of loans still in forbearance, mortgage servicers must have functional, flexible and effective forbearance processes in place. The new date matches the moratorium set by HUD for FHA and USDA loans. From forbearance to post-forbearance: How to make the process effective. Presented by: FICS.

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FHFA extends foreclosure and eviction moratorium to Jan. 31

Housing Wire

However, the extension also applies to real estate owned (REO) evictions, which are properties that have been acquired by an enterprise through foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure transactions. “This extension gives peace of mind to the more than 28 million homeowners with an Enterprise-backed mortgage,” said Calabria.

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Housing coalition publishes recommendations for GSEs’ ‘Duty to Serve’ plans

Housing Wire

The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA) “codified housing goals and added a Duty to Serve, which gives FHFA the tools to ensure that Fannie and Freddie stay focused on affordable housing and serving the housing needs of low- and moderate-income families instead of using a federal backstop to just cherry-pick the most lucrative loans.”