First-time homebuyers seeking loans backed by FHA, VA or the Rural Housing Service are among those eligible for the DPA program under the Build Back Better Act.

While FHA plans to provide low-cost financing for borrowers mitigating climate hazard, Ginnie said it will consider backing housing programs with environmental, social and governance innovations.

A downpayment assistance bill, which is still just a “discussion draft,” has the potential to provide $20,000 to first-generation homebuyers.

Thousands of rural multifamily rehabilitation loans have become ineligible for a Ginnie guarantee due to USDA’s reformed interpretation of its subordinate-lien policy.

An Urban Institute study has called for uniformity among Fannie, Freddie, FHA, VA and USDA when considering student-loan debt in mortgage underwriting.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Housing Service finalizes a rule designed to streamline the loss-claim process under its single-family housing guaranteed loan program for lenders that have acquired real estate-owned property through voluntary liquidation or foreclosure.

USDA Rural Development announced a two-week delay in funding for the Single-Family Housing Guaranteed Loan program in fiscal 2020.