Improvements to the FHA home equity conversion mortgage program will help seniors maintain housing stability and financial security in retirement, according to Urban Institute’s Amalie Zinn.

FHA plans outreach and training to lenders and appraisers on the rule’s impact.

Former Ginnie Mae President Alanna McCargo joins FHLB San Francisco; industry and consumer groups support VA supplemental rulemaking on IRRRL program; VA drafting rule on ARMs.

The guidelines lay out the process lenders must develop for borrowers to request an appraisal reassessment when they believe a valuation was inaccurate or biased.

FHFA and HUD have teamed up to initiate a formal request for reconsideration of value for borrowers and sellers who believe their appraised value is undocumented or biased.

As home affordability remains elusive, the housing industry is raising the profile of assumable loans.

Freedom Mortgage more than doubled its production from the fourth quarter to the first. Mike Patterson, COO of the nonbank, said the growth was driven by attractive loan characteristics.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has finalized rules that would modernize residential building standards.

The amount of servicing outstanding in Ginnie MBS increased by 1.6% during the first quarter. Lakeview/Bayview Loan Servicing increased its market share thanks to large purchases of MSRs.

Nonbank issuers in the Ginnie Mae program should have better access to funding from commercial banks to help bolster their liquidity, according to a proposal from the Housing Policy Council.