Changes May Cause FHA to Lose Traditional Market Role
July 29, 2011
As FHA tightens its underwriting further to give more room for private capital in the mortgage market, the federal single-family mortgage insurance program may no longer provide mortgage alternatives for as many “non-qualified residential mortgage” borrowers as it would have in the past, according to a new report issued by the Government Accountability Office. Analyzing the impact of the Dodd-Frank Act on homeowners and the mortgage market, the GAO report concludes that potential changes in the FHA’s role could influence ...
No immediate replacement was announced for Stanley on Fannie’s board.
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