It was the first time that purchase-mortgage business represented the biggest source of new FHA/VA lending since the third quarter of 2019...

The American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank, has long been critical of the reliance on appraisal waivers...

While lenders contend lower FHA insurance premiums will help attract more borrowers, FHA wants to protect the resiliency of its program. (Includes data chart.)

Private mortgage insurers, who compete with the FHA to a certain extent, applauded the agency’s “disciplined approach” to premium pricing and policies.

FHA plans to take a multiprong approach to expanding homeownership among underserved communities as a way to address the racial wealth gap.

In an effort to reinforce its commitment against racial bias in home valuations, FHA updated its general appraiser requirements. An interagency task force discussed the issue this week.

FHA has released the first consolidation of polices to its Single-Family Title I Manufactured Home Loan Program in nearly 40 years.

Spouses and children of Black World War II veterans who were shut out of the VA home loan program would be eligible under new legislation introduced this month.

Veterans United Home Loans offered to pay off the mortgage of 11 borrowers as part of a Veterans Day promotion.

House passes Build Back Better bill; lenders can send electronic submissions of multifamily mortgage applications in the FHA Catalyst; HUD will sell multiple pools of vacant properties from FHA’s reverse mortgage program; FHA announces job openings; the USDA appoints new administrator to the RHS.