Funding announced to rehabilitate certain veterans’ homes; Rural Housing Service announces regulatory waivers; share of Ginnie Mae home loans in forbearance rises; HUD to host pre-purchase counseling symposium; HUD schedules housing counseling advisory meeting; Ginnie to hold issuer training and listening session.
Chair of the House Committee on Financial Services pledges support for housing-related funding; FHA plans webinar on manufactured housing; Ginnie Mae to hold training sessions for issuers; VA to award grants providing legal services to veterans at risk of homelessness; MISMO seeks comments on life-of-loan process model; USDA updates income limits for home loan program.
Gordon sworn in as FHA commissioner; Ginnie to expand digital collateral program; FHA to present overview of its single-family purchase program; Ginnie hosts training sessions for single-family issuer pooling processes and systems; Ginnie clarifies requirements for MBS related to delinquent loan buyout eligibility; USDA to hold online training sessions for its single-family program; USDA raises interest rates for its single-family direct loan programs.
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 issues clarification on reimbursement claims; MISMO seeks comments on a new dataset to support a VA certificate of eligibility form; HUD Office of Native American Programs to host virtual summit; HUD seeks nominations for Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee.
FHA clarifies deadlines for legal matters related to COVID-19 forbearance; FHA updates on Catalyst transition; Rural Housing Service hikes appraisal fee.
Ginnie announces 18-month transition for single-family home and manufactured housing program issuers to its new single-family pool delivery module; Ginnie streamlines documentation requirements for servicers helping borrowers through advanced loan modifications.
FHA Catalyst activates new mortgagee administrator role; VA increasing aggregate loan guarantee funding for specially adapted housing; Ginnie Mae to adopt blockchain technology; VA to hike fines for lenders that make false loan guarantee certifications.
Vacant loan sale held by HUD; FHA extends comment deadline on servicing defect taxonomy; VA policy agenda includes plans to finalize a rule for cash-out refis; VA informs on certain appraisal policies; Ginnie Mae reminds issuers to complete renewals or certifications for master agreements; Ginnie revises definition of high-balance loan limits.