The department has recommended a scorecard to ensure FHA borrowers re-ceive financing that is appropriate and sustainable for long-term homeowner-ship. Meanwhile, the Treasury has outlined the new role Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would play in a revamped housing-finance system.

Despite a legal setback, the department said it intends to proceed with a for-mal rulemaking on downpayment assistance provided by government entities. This time, though, with proper notice to stakeholders.

HUD’s final rules on condo projects allow certain condo units to be eligible for FHA-insured loans even if the project is not FHA approved.

HUD will publish a proposed rule that will raise the bar for disparate-impact complaints.

Trade groups are urging HUD to revise policies related to distressed asset sales as the FHA moves to make its Loan Sale Program permanent.

A federal judge agreed to delay guidance that threatens to restrict Native American housing lenders from offering downpayment assistance.

New Housing Policy Handbook; Proprietary Reverse Mortgage Comparison Chart Released; HUD Accuses Facebook of Fair Housing Violations.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has received its share of a $14.5 million settlement agreed to by Gateway Funding Diversified Mortgage Services to resolve allegations of failing to comply with FHA rules.

As it curtails the use of the False Claims Act to stop fraud in FHA lending, the Department of Housing and Urban Development is turning to technology to bring enforcement action and hold lenders accountable for harmful business practices, according to attorneys.