Experts continue to debate how and when FHA should implement insurance premium reductions. Also, last week, Julia Gordon’s nomination to head FHA advanced in the Senate.
The FHA said its multifamily portfolio has proven to be consistently resilient to significant COVID-19 impacts, and temporary underwriting requirements were no longer needed.
Efforts to shore up its workforce face challenges ranging from a high number of retirement-eligible employees to budget uncertainties and competition for talent from both industry and other housing agencies.
The Biden administration and Congress need to address some major risks to the housing-finance system, according to the Government Accountability Office. The administration is still developing plans and there’s little urgency in Congress.
Federal regulators provided status updates on several current and pending mortgage-related rulemaking initiatives. But revisions to the qualified-mortgage standards were missing from the CFPB’s agenda.
A full Senate vote on Julia Gordon’s nomination as FHA commissioner could slip into 2022, while the Senate Banking Committee could vote on Alanna McCargo’s nomination as Ginnie Mae president this week.
FHA must do more to ensure its lenders approve only loans for borrowers who meet the program’s statutory, regulatory and eligibility requirements, the HUD’s internal auditor said.
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