One of the objectives of the REO program is to strengthen neighborhoods and communities through alternative sales programs. However, the FHA “lacks metrics and targets” to successfully do so, the Government Accountability Office said in a recent report.
The American Rescue Plan provides $10 billion to help consumers catch up on mortgage payments or pay other housing-related costs. However, how the money is allocated will depend on states.
The general consensus among private mortgage insurers is that a potential cut to FHA mortgage insurance premiums will have little impact on their business.
If HUD moves to preserve the 2013 disparate-impact rule, the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies said it will likely continue its legal challenge.
The new timeline moves the moratorium’s expiration deadline, as well as the timeframe for a borrower to request an initial COVID-19 forbearance by three months to June 30.
Susquehanna International Group dismissed the private MI industry’s concerns over a potential FHA cut as “unwarranted” and not aligned “with the underlying math.”
The U.S. District Court of Chicago indicted four individuals for participating in a fraud scheme to obtain mortgage loans totaling at least $3 million.