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June 30, 2023

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Correspondents Gain Ground in First-Quarter Government Market

Loans originated by correspondents made up nearly half of first-quarter government-insured lending, a new analysis shows. (Includes data chart.) Read More

FHA to Require Loan Originators to Use SCIFs

The Department of Housing and Urban Development will require lenders to use a Supplemental Consumer Information Form for all FHA Title II single-family home mortgages they originate beginning in August. Read More

Private MI Providers Showing Strong Performance

Insurance in force has been the main driver of earnings growth for private mortgage insurers. Read More

UI Offers Two Alternatives to FHA Loss-Mitigation Proposal

Under FHA’s proposal, participating servicers would receive $1,000 in compensation, but the Urban Institute said that personnel costs would often be higher than that. Read More

FHA Face-to-Face Rule Doesn’t Require Meeting, Court Rules

Flagstar Bank met FHA’s face-to-face requirement when it left a door hanger at the home of a borrower prior to foreclosing on the property, a state Supreme Court ruled. Read More

HECM Proposal Could Benefit From Tweaks: MBA

The Mortgage Bankers Association proposed some revisions of its own in response to an FHA proposal to change home equity conversion mortgage disbursements and defaults. Read More

HUD Enhances Multifamily Inspection Standards

While the rules don’t apply to single-family homes, the agency has programs to help seniors and others improve their residences and make them safer. Read More

Around the Industry

FHA raises large multifamily loan limits; VA moves regional loan center email systems; USDA issues standardized multifamily appraisal assignment guidance; HUD opens independent Office of Manufactured Housing Programs; USDA sets new interest rates for single-family direct home loan programs; and more. Read More

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