The Mortgage Bankers Association proposed some revisions of its own in response to an FHA proposal to change home equity conversion mortgage disbursements and defaults.

While the rules don’t apply to single-family homes, the agency has programs to help seniors and others improve their residences and make them safer.

FHA raises large multifamily loan limits; VA moves regional loan center email systems; USDA issues standardized multifamily appraisal assignment guidance; HUD opens independent Office of Manufactured Housing Programs; USDA sets new interest rates for single-family direct home loan programs; and more.

New rules on NPL/RPL sales appear to address Congressional criticism of these programs, but FHFA data may belie those complaints.

FHLB San Francisco CEO Teresa Bazemore argues that the system’s dual mandates of supporting housing and providing liquidity for FHLBank members are related.

The Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization released its private-label residential MBS specifications, aimed at making it easier for ratings services to review MBS.

The new connections and funding are designed to make the loan trading platform available to more sellers, particularly those that focus on agency business.

A proposal from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners gives NAIC wide discretion in assessing ratings on MBS and ABS.

Financial institutions must take a closer look at their enterprise risk management strategies, especially in the wake of recent events in the banking industry, a Ginnie Mae risk analyst warns.

A broad coalition of industry groups say FHFA’s current timeline is too short for the scale and complexity of the transition.