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.

HUD’s proposed certification requirement for housing counselors in its tribal programs has come under criticism for its impact on cost and capacity.

FHA appoints Edelman as deputy assistant secretary of single-family housing; VA issues updated guidance for noncompliant IRRRLs.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development took actions against 65 FHA lenders last year for various program violations.

The Mortgage Bankers Association recommended the Department of Housing and Urban Development publish its proposed Section 184 guidelines in a policy handbook similar to FHA’s rather than in a Code of Federal Regulation.

The Biden administration’s fiscal 2024 budget request includes $61 million for Ginnie Mae; HUD proposes modernized flood mitigation standards; HUD reinstates 2013 discriminatory effects standard; HUD announces fair housing grants.

As part of its 2024 budget proposal, the White House has asked for a $20.6 million increase in funding for Ginnie Mae.