Funding announced to rehabilitate certain veterans’ homes; Rural Housing Service announces regulatory waivers; share of Ginnie Mae home loans in forbearance rises; HUD to host pre-purchase counseling symposium; HUD schedules housing counseling advisory meeting; Ginnie to hold issuer training and listening session.
Officials are examining multiple factors, including current housing and economic conditions, as well as trade-offs within the Congressional appropriations process, when considering a reduction to FHA mortgage insurance premiums.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s latest regulatory agenda has more than a dozen items related to either FHA or tribal home loan programs, including some pending rulemakings.
The U.S. Green Building Council applauded HUD’s proposal to require an Energy Star score of 75 or better to qualify for the mortgage insurance premium cut.
House committee marks up first-generation DPA bill; MBA asks FHA to clarify claims without conveyance of title program; FHA to host underwriting training webinar; Ginnie opens up digital collateral program; Ginnie extends temporary COVID-19 relief policies; HUD to host webinar on disaster recovery.