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.

Purchase-mortgage business with primary mortgage insurance held up well in the second quarter while refi activity dropped, according to an analysis of agency MBS issuance. (Includes two data charts.)

FHA has extended appraisal validity periods, in some cases up to a year, to align more closely with standards at the GSEs and VA.

The new guidance applies to salaried and hourly wage earners as well as self-employed individuals.

Ginnie Mae issuance of single-family mortgage-backed securities declined 12.2% in the second quarter of 2022, as rising interest rates dragged the refinance market to new lows. (Includes four data charts.)

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.

FHA took new steps this week to help expand homeownership to borrowers whose work history and income took a hit earlier in the pandemic but are now stable.

American Financial Network has agreed to pay roughly $1 million to settle allegations it fraudulently originated FHA loans.