VA updates lenders on refund modification program; Ginnie appoints two senior advisors; HUD extends comment deadline on floodplain management; FEMA seeks technical mapping advisory council applicants; HUD and USDA seek comments on updated energy efficiency codes.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development maintains a searchable list of approved condominium projects eligible for FHA condo loans.

Remarks included concerns regarding the costs of complying with FHA’s proposed revision to minimum property standards for flood hazard exposure.

The success of the Section 203(k) program depends on reforms that would make it more accessible for borrowers and operationally feasible for lenders, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The Community Home Lenders of America asked leaders of the congressional appropriations committees to fully fund FHA’s and Ginnie Mae’s fiscal 2024 budget requests for salaries and administrative expenses.

The proposed rule would direct all HUD program participants to proactively take actions to overcome patterns of segregation, promote fair housing choice and eliminate disparities in opportunities, among other issues.

The White House has requested $73.3 billion for the Department of Housing and Urban Development in fiscal 2024.

Lawmakers heard from Solomon Greene, who has been renominated to serve as assistant secretary for policy development and research, and David Uejio, who has been renominated for the position of assistant secretary for fair housing and equal opportunity at HUD.

Some federal agencies extend forbearance request deadlines; Guaranteed Rate ramps up reverse mortgage lending; Brewer, ME-based woman pleads guilty in VA home loan false statements case; Rural Housing Service sets timeline for 2023 housing preservation grant program.

The HUD OIG will soon report on an audit examining Ginnie Mae’s process for managing troubled issuers, according to Inspector General Rae Oliver Davis.