HUD IG Asked to Probe Rule Change for DACA Recipients June 26, 2020 Maria Volkova HUD Secretary Ben Carson is sticking to his stance that DACA recipients are not barred from FHA loans.Read More
HUD-IG Criticizes Reporting Policies Under FHA-HAMP June 26, 2020 Maria Volkova FHA policies on reporting of loan mods and for filing partial claims under HAMP were void of deadlines, the HUD-IG told Congress. Read More
Mortgages in COVID-19 Forbearance Declining June 26, 2020 Maria Volkova Meanwhile, delinquency rates are noticeably rising, according to Black Knight.Read More
VA Lenders Lower Minimum FICO Score Requirements June 26, 2020 Maria Volkova Lenders are now starting to ease minimum FICO requirements for VA mortgages. Read More
HUD Considering Options to Increase Minority Homeownership June 26, 2020 Maria Volkova In a bid to make credit more accessible to minorities, HUD is considering alternative, non-traditional credit scoring methods.Read More
Second-Ranked FHA Lender Quicken Contemplates IPO June 12, 2020 Paul Muolo Quicken Loans, the largest home lender in the nation, has yet to publicly file an S-1 statement with the SEC.Read More
Industry Urges FHA to Reverse Forbearance Policy June 12, 2020 Maria Volkova Industry wants FHA to guarantee loans but not charge lenders for loans in progress where COVID-19 forbearance has been invoked.Read More
A Growing Fear that Ginnie ‘Buyouts’ Could Mushroom June 12, 2020 Paul Muolo Ginnie MBS investors hate loan buyouts because it alters prepayment speeds. Will the COVID-19 crisis spark a wave of new activity?Read More
NewDay Lowers FICO Minimums to 680 June 12, 2020 Maria Volkova The VA lender believes a low credit score doesn’t mean a borrower is high risk. The firm plans to fund over $2 billion in VA loans in 2Q.Read More
Private MI Firms Essent, NMI on a Capital-Raising Spree June 12, 2020 Maria Volkova and Paul Muolo FHA may be having a tough time with forbearance requests, but the PMI sector is doing fine: Two firms recently tapped the capital markets.Read More
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