Across every demographic, Americans want to be homeowners, but there are numerous barriers to getting there, with rising inflation, mortgage rates, home prices and even increasing rents.

The lawsuit attracted amicus briefs from the Mortgage Bankers Association and the National Consumer Law Center.

Heads of government mortgage programs discussed current and future initiatives last week at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s servicing summit.

Enhancing exclusive listing periods of foreclosed properties for owner-occupants might have had an effect on increasing the supply of affordable homes for homebuyers despite caveats, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Inspector General.

A class-action lawsuit filed against Veterans United alleges that the lender collected fees from external agents in exchange for leads, and misrepresented itself as an affiliate of the VA.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of the Inspector General identified 64 potential fraud schemes FHA hadn’t accounted for in its single-family risk inventory.

Loans backed by FHA and the Department of Veterans Affairs have captured a larger share of the market in recent years, but the affordability crisis could hit government-insured borrowers harder.

Staffing levels at the Department of Housing and Urban Development fell in the third quarter last year, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office.

HUD, USDA rescind COVID eviction policies; USDA business delinquencies rise; FHA Neighborhood Watch errors; Ginnie revises termination grounds.

Though the value of bitcoin has dropped sharply in recent months, mortgage lenders allowing borrowers to use the crypto holding to qualify for home purchases are bullish on the product.