The Housing Financial Literacy Act and the Improving FHA Support for Small Dollar Mortgages Act are both aimed at making homeownership more affordable for borrowers.

The share of residential mortgages in forbearance decreased for the ninth straight week to 4.47%. Overall, 2.23 million homeowners remain in forbearance, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Ginnie's dive into blockchain technology is an independent initiative and will not impact FHA/VA, the agency promised.

The new HUD secretary said real estate agents also are complicit in creating the homeownership gap by undervaluing properties and not providing buyers the relevant information.

The return of the Obama-era rule would acknowledge that there is no room for discrimination in housing.

If the proposed COVID-19 partial claim payment program is implemented, veterans who use it could see a substantial rise in their monthly payment, according to industry trade groups.

The IPO news comes less than two weeks after Genworth nixed its years-long merger agreement with China Oceanwide Holdings Group.

According to Black Knight, 435,000 loans in COVID-19 forbearance will expire in May and a whopping 890,000 in June.

The New Jersey-based company will help modernize Ginnie Mae’s platform to provide enhanced security, monitoring and service delivery across its entire application portfolio.

Most industry watchers expect the FHA to lower insurance premiums some-time during Biden’s presidency. It’s just a matter of when.