FHA releases draft guidance on employment requirements for direct endorsement underwriters; OIG outlines top HUD management challenges; MISMO plans reverse mortgage data standards; and HUD announces latest appointments to Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Board.
A Black borrower alleged that Rocket Mortgage canceled her refinance application after she repeatedly requested that her home appraisal be revised because it was discriminatory.
Government agencies, philanthropic organizations and the housing finance community must work together to create funding sources for home repair programs to help sustain affordable homeownership, according to the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University.
Purchase mortgages and refis increased across the board in the agency MBS market in the third quarter, with the strongest growth seen in refis that carried primary mortgage insurance. (Includes three data tables.)
A rise in VA and FHA refinance business helped to increase Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed security issuance in the third quarter. The increase in purchase-mortgage volume was more modest. (Includes four data tables.)
Streamlining the adoption of new loss-mitigation programs ahead of deadlines can help servicers enhance their loan portfolios, according to a white paper from DLS Servicing Consultants.