The Department of Housing and Urban Development is pondering its next move after a federal district court judge in Houston reversed a suspension order against Allied Home Mortgage Corp., an authorized FHA lender, and its chief executive officer, last week. In a Nov. 15 ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Melinda Harmon granted a motion by the Houston-based mortgage banker and its CEO, James Hodge, to temporarily stop HUD from enforcing a suspension of the plaintiffs’ authority to underwrite and originate FHA loans until a related lawsuit is resolved. On Nov. 1, the government intervened in a False...