The CFPB did not like the idea of some lenders using an Internet-based tool that aggregates employer data and estimates income based upon each consumer’s zip code, job title, and years worked…
Deutsche Bank Securities said there’s been no new information to alter its view that the MIP would be cut this year. “However, we seem to be in the minority,” said research analyst Jeana Curro.
Almost six years after the initial foreclosure complaint was filed, the same borrower was facing a subsequent foreclosure action due to another default on the mortgage…
The FHA is decreasing the owner-occupancy rate for approved condominium developments that meet certain requirements, the agency announced recently. Currently, the FHA requires a minimum of 50 percent of the units be occupied by owners. The agency, however, said it would allow a 35 percent owner-occupancy rate if the project meets certain conditions that would make it more financially stable and less of a liability to the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund. While having too few owner-occupants could financially weaken a condo project, requiring too many could make...
VA Announces Five-Digit Builder ID Number. VA Loan Guaranty (LGY) has announced that builder identification numbers are now five digits. Four-digit builder numbers will appear as 0 and four digits (01234). LGY does not approve builders. As such, builders need only register with LGY to obtain an ID number. All five digits must be...
With sea levels rising and flood risks increasing, federal housing regulators are proposing new base elevation standards for all properties with an FHA-insured mortgage located in flood hazard areas. Under the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s proposed rule, elevations for “non-critical” properties would be raised two feet above the site’s base flood elevation or 100-year floodplain. The proposed rule also would revise...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s single-family guaranteed housing program provided $16.14 billion in guarantees to 116,684 rural housing loans during fiscal 2016, down $2.27 billion from FY 2015, according to the Housing Assistance Council (HAC). For the Section 502 direct guarantee loan program, lenders originated approximately $958.3 million in loans in FY 2016, about $58.4 million more than the previous year. Data compiled by HAC, a national nonprofit that helps build homes and communities in rural areas of the country, show...
Proposed changes to the FHA’s condominium approval rules would add approximately 7,000 condo units to the agency’s portfolio and reduce certification costs by $1 million annually, according to a Department of Housing and Urban Development analysis of the proposal’s economic impact. The boost in the agency’s condo originations would result mainly from a proposal to reinstate the “spot” loan process or “single unit approval,” which FHA eliminated in February 2010. The proposed rule would allow...
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