The Department of Housing and Urban Development is seeking comment on a revised proposal to reduce the amount of closing costs a seller may pay on behalf of a borrower purchasing a home with an FHA-insured mortgage loan. The seller-concession reduction proposal is part of a series of steps that HUD has undertaken to restore the FHA Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund’s capital reserve account while preserving the FHA as a source of affordable mortgage credit for low and moderate income and first-time homebuyers. Current HUD policy allows up to 6-percent seller concessions. Payments under the cap are considered ...