The Community Home Lenders of America suggested that the Trump administration incorporate reciprocal approval for condo buildings between FHA and the GSEs if the administration declares a national housing emergency.
A change to language guiding the application of partial payments to a delinquent FHA mortgage creates a conflict with the first legal deadline for servicers to begin foreclosure proceedings, said Donna Schmidt, managing director at DLS Servicing.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development included a proposed rule in its spring regulatory agenda to restrict the steel chassis requirements for manufactured housing to the bottom floor of a multistory structure.
Lenders and consumer advocates urged FHA to study the financial habits of users of buy-now-pay-later services before making policy changes to how the accounts are used in mortgage underwriting calculations.
Researchers at the think tank said changes need to be made to bring loss mitigation at the Department of Veterans Affairs in line with FHA servicing protocols.
John Bell stepped down as executive director of the Department of Veterans Affairs LGY office. He was replaced by a longtime VA employee, Patrick Zondervan.