The broker share of the government-insured market declined to 20.4% in the third quarter, down from 21.2% in the second quarter. (Includes data table.) Read More

FHA lacks sufficient safeguards to monitor its lenders and servicers and to prevent ineligible loans and claims in its mortgage insurance program, according to the HUD’s Office of Inspector General. Read More

The revisions would increase the maximum allowable rehabilitation costs for a limited loan, update the rehab period for both standard and limited loans, and allow higher fees for program consultants. Read More

The Department of Veterans Affairs also extended its COVID-19 refund modification program through May 31. Read More

An appeals court’s decision in Show Me State Premium Homes v. McDonnell has introduced uncertainty regarding the insurability of title following a nonjudicial foreclosure tied to an FHA-insured property. Read More

The goal, FHA said in a new report, is to improve the quality and efficiency of its data and allow its program offices to better collaborate. Read More

Among other things, the proposed revisions will better align RHS’s single-family direct and guaranteed loan and grant programs. Read More

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HECM servicing policy updates finalized; FHA ups 2024 loan limits; Ginnie Mae announces optional early closing date for multiclass transactions; FHA seeks comment on payment supplement final disclosure statement model document; new collaboration to offer homes for sale under FHA’s Claims Without Conveyance of Title second chance program. Read More