The National Association of Home Builders has asked its members to support a bill that would stop FHA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Housing Service from adopting the 2021 International Energy Efficiency Code.

VA releases WebLGY system enhancement for veteran-paid buyer-broker charges; HUD updates debenture interest rates for FHA loans; FHA extends foreclosure moratorium in Maui, HI; Finance of America conducts 1-for-10 reverse stock split; MBA asks HUD for six-month extension for implementing new reconsideration of value policies.

The bill is more generous than its companion House legislation.

The final rule closely aligns with HUD’s July 31, 2023, proposal.

A lack of financial sophistication leads borrowers to overpay for a mortgage, according to new research. Analysts at the Urban Institute suggest that federal agencies could help address the issue.

FHA purchase-mortgage volume increased 21.4% from the first to the second quarter, based on agency MBS activity. But GSE volume — both with and without private mortgage insurance — increased by more. (Includes three data tables.)

The last time FHA loan delinquencies were this high? The fourth quarter of last year. Before that, you'd have to go back to 2Q20...

The performance of government-insured mortgages declined slightly in the second quarter of 2024, according to a new Inside FHA/VA Lending analysis of Ginnie Mae servicing disclosures. (Includes four data tables.)

The lender is offering a temporary 125-basis-point incentive on VA Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans and non-credit-qualifying FHA streamline loans.

The redrafted proposal provides specific examples of defects and clearer, proportionate remedies to the potential harm.