Fee-for-service partnerships between mortgage lenders and housing counseling agencies could bring scale to the pre-purchase counseling services HCAs offer, according to industry experts.
If FHA wants to consider the sustainability of manufactured housing, it must work on how personal-property units fit within a manufactured housing community, said FHA Commissioner Julia Gordon.
The Mortgage Bankers Association called for FHA to have enough funding for it to better manage the risks associated with the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund.
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.