The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced three initiatives focused on affordable housing creation. HUD has teamed with the U.S. Department of the Treasury on new actions designed to ensure greater interest rate certainty for state and...
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has updated its 203(k) Rehabilitation Mortgage Insurance Program that provides financing for renovating or rehabilitating single-family homes. FHA offers two variations of the 203(k) program: the Standard 203(k) for substantial...
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) published translated versions of 19 single family mortgage documents used in the servicing of FHA-insured mortgages. The documents are available in Chinese, Korean, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese on the FHA website. The...
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is extending its foreclosure moratorium for borrowers with FHA-insured mortgages in Maui County, Hawaii, through Jan. 1, 2025. The extension will provide homeowners impacted by the August 2023 wildfires with more time to obtain...
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is rolling out a new loss mitigation home retention option aimed at delinquent borrowers with FHA-insured single-family forward mortgages. The new option is called the Payment Supplement and it allows mortgage servicers to...
Small Mortgages Fall Below 3% of Originations, Exposing Rural Lending Gap
