Some 50% of active-duty servicemembers surveyed believe they can use a VA home loan only once.

Tai Christensen, newly appointed chair of the American Mortgage Diversity Council, wants to change the way the mortgage industry thinks about diversity.

A HUD policy update has “unintentionally eliminated” reimbursements to servicers for property preservation and protection expenses that occur before a foreclosure process begins.

FHA restores access to Loan Review System; FHA extends post-foreclosure sales timeframe; HUD housing counseling advisory committee to meet; HUD to host webinar on HECM counseling program; Ginnie Mae to host listening session; Wells Fargo announces military spouse hiring program; USDA’s mandatory use of Guaranteed Underwriting System and Lender Loan Closing System takes effect.

FHA and VA delinquencies among Ginnie servicers continued to drop from their pandemic peaks during the first quarter of 2022. Three of the top five servicers increased their government-insured servicing portfolio. (Includes four data charts.)

VA is seeking feedback on its proposal to establish a performance-based tier ranking of servicers participating in its home loan program.

FHA officials Lopa Kolluri and Julienne Joseph further explain the motivating rationale for allowing a new 40-year loan-modification option for borrowers financially impacted by the pandemic.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Mortgagee Review Board took disciplinary actions against 97 FHA-approved lenders during fiscal year 2021.

VA has made relatively few home loans over the past 10 years under its Native American Direct Loan program, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office.

The White House this month announced the launch of its Rural Partners Network, an effort to “transform the way federal agencies partner with rural places to create economic opportunity.”