The Mortgage Bankers Association is asking a federal court to block New Jersey’s disparate-impact discrimination rule, arguing that the state created a compliance framework that conflicts with federal civil-rights law and puts mortgage lenders in an...
Reverse mortgage lenders that sponsor third-party originators remain fully responsible for what those TPOs do in connection with FHA-insured Home Equity Conversion Mortgages, according to a new ethics advisory from the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association....
The national housing market may be approaching its most buyer-friendly stretch of 2026, but the opportunity has less to do with a sudden affordability breakthrough than with the seasonal combination of more listings, slower competition and softer asking prices....
Fannie Mae is moving toward letting mortgage servicers proactively contact homeowners who may be able to eliminate private mortgage insurance, a policy shift that could put monthly savings in front of borrowers who otherwise may not know to ask. Federal Housing...
President Donald Trump has nominated Matthew Jones to serve as assistant secretary for housing at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, a position that carries the responsibilities of commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration. The nomination, sent...
Some of the housing industry’s biggest companies, trade groups and nonprofits are joining forces around a message that has often splintered across local zoning fights and national affordability debates: the United States needs to make it easier to build homes....
Massachusetts High Court Upholds Transit-Zoning Mandate for 177 Communities
