A proposal to streamline servicing and claim requirements for FHA mortgages is in the works, along with expanded loss-mitigation options for VA servicers. VA also plans to issue a final rule on cash-out refis.
Outlook for Wells’ participation in FHA market unclear; Biden signs legislation to improve VA appraisals; MBA calls for higher fee on mortgage assumptions; VA revises forms; FHA hosting webinar on quality assurance; Rural Housing Service updates program guidelines.
Cash-strapped nonbank servicers were less likely than banks to help borrowers through pandemic-era mortgage relief, according to a new Federal Reserve report on the CARES Act forbearance program.
Four trade groups, including the Mortgage Bankers Association, are asking the White House’s National Economic Council to support a reduction in FHA mortgage insurance premiums.
Some SWFs in other countries have extensive ownership interests in major corporations and sweep much of their profits into state coffers.
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