Delinquency rates for government-insured loans generally declined in the first quarter, but 30-day past-due rates were up for both FHA and VA, with a noticeable gain from February to March. (Includes four data charts.) Read More

FHA loans are known as low FICO score products, and that's a problem in this new coronavirus world we live in. Warehouse lenders are lowering the boom. Read More

Ginnie MBS servicers received a shot in the arm earlier this month thanks to new language in a PTAP facility. Read More

Arch Capital announced loss estimates related to COVID-19. Meanwhile, S&P revised downward its outlook on five of the nation’s six private mortgage insurers. Read More

Thanks to a tweak in regulatory language, approved Ginnie Mae servicers can access financing for servicing advances. PennyMac was the first to sign up. Will other nonbanks follow? Read More

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

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

Multifamily borrowers with FHA-insured loans can receive forbearance for 90 days under the CARES Act. Read More

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. Read More