Lawmakers heard from Solomon Greene, who has been renominated to serve as assistant secretary for policy development and research, and David Uejio, who has been renominated for the position of assistant secretary for fair housing and equal opportunity at HUD.

The HUD OIG will soon report on an audit examining Ginnie Mae’s process for managing troubled issuers, according to Inspector General Rae Oliver Davis.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development took actions against 65 FHA lenders last year for various program violations.

Ginnie Mae is wasting no time in looking to find a replacement for Sam Valverde, who was recently promoted to principal executive vice president.

Coordination with FHA and the VA has been instrumental in helping Ginnie Mae implement its environmental, social and governance mortgage-backed securities initiative.

Federal housing agencies will continue to collaborate on loss-mitigation options following their teamwork when responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Ginnie SVP allegedly leaked information regarding an agency issuer to a private-sector firm, breaking the rules. A referral was made to the DOJ, but nothing ever came of it. Details? There aren’t many.

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.

The House and Senate passed separate bills over the summer containing funding for the Department of Housing and Urban Development for the next fiscal year.

Ginnie eyeing permanent emergency credit facility for nonbanks; USDA to hold training sessions on Guaranteed Underwriting System; home equity among seniors hits new record; Ginnie plans temporary business outage; Mortgage Bankers Association rustles support for VA appraisal bill; USDA expands Native American Relending Pilot program.