Pandemic-related forbearance requests continued to rise in the week ending April 19, according to the latest MBA tally.

The nation’s 16th largest home lender settled the FHA charges, which included paying unlawful gifts and commissions to underwriters.

The HUD inspector general has outlined “red flags” homeowners should be aware of when considering relief offers related to COVID-19.

HUD has approved alternative documentation for claim payments as well as extending deadlines for delivery.

A handful of top-ranked FHA lenders have ramped up their hiring in anticipation of processing a boatload of forbearance requests.

Greystone to provide $25 million in HUD-insured construction financing for a multifamily project; the COVID-19 outbreak has spurred technological innovation at FHA; A new hire for Down Payment Resource.

In the wake of the pandemic, FHA and VA lenders are raising credit score minimums, at least temporarily. Some are in mid-600s.

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