House Financial Services Committee Chair Maxine Waters is asking HUD, VA and USDA to address a month-long gap in protections that are meant to help keep borrowers from foreclosure during the pandemic.

The industry has mixed views on the new capital proposals from Ginnie Mae. But one thing is clear: The standards only apply to nonbanks.

Investors in Ginnie MBS will soon receive new pool-level data as part of disclosures regarding environmental, social and governance factors. (Includes data chart.)

Servicers of government-insured lending programs face new requirements from HUD to offer updated payment forbearance options to homeowners who faced financial difficulties during the pandemic.

FHA should offer borrowers a flexible loan-modification option that would use a portion of a servicer’s partial claim amount to reduce a borrower’s monthly payment, dollar for dollar, according to analysts at UI.

Mortgage industry participants are suggesting HUD temporarily redistribute underwriting workloads across regions based on the size of their respective pipelines.

Servicers of VA mortgages can offer veterans a new COVID-19 refund modification to help reduce monthly payments as they exit forbearance plans.

The Appropriations Committee is expected to vote today on HUD's FY 2022 budget.

If the Obama-era rule is reinstated, a six-year-old lawsuit filed by the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies could be revived.

Self-employment and rental income policies extended until Sept. 30.