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January 10, 2020
George Brooks

Bipartisan Lawmakers Against Using VA Fees for Other Programs

December 20, 2019
George Brooks
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has urged House leadership to stop further hikes in VA home-loan funding fees to pay for non-housing veteran benefits. The spending on future veterans’ benefits should be shared by all Americans or paid through direct appropriation of funds, they say.
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December 20, 2019
George Brooks

FHA Announces Loan Limit Increases for Forwards, HECMs

December 6, 2019
George Brooks

The 2020 loan limits show a 5.4% increase in most counties. However, 11 counties saw their loan limits decrease by double digits.


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USDA Seeks to Improve Direct Home Loan Program

December 6, 2019
George Brooks

Proposed changes to the Section 502 Direct Home Loan and Grant Program would improve flexibility and make the DHLGP accessible to more low- and very-low-income rural borrowers.


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HUD's 2020 Priorities: DPA, Disparate Impact

December 6, 2019
George Brooks

Issues regarding downpayment assistance programs will be addressed in a proposed rulemaking in January 2020.


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MBA Weighs In on Enforcement of VA Refi Requirements

December 6, 2019
George Brooks

MBA blamed ambiguous regulatory language and inaccurate staff guidance for a compliance mess involving thousands of VA refinance loans.


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VA’s Top Lawyer Sets Precedent on Refunding VA Funding Fees

December 6, 2019
George Brooks

The Office of General Counsel's opinion clarifies the circumstances under which it would reimburse exempt veterans who were improperly charged a funding fee.


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VA Issues Guidance on Appraisals, Use of Third-Party Information

December 6, 2019
George Brooks

Implementing a provision in the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act, the guidance would allow a VA fee-panel appraiser to provide property valuation based solely on information provided by an entity with which it has a service agreement.


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HUD Announces Amended Defect Taxonomy

November 21, 2019
George Brooks
A revised version of HUD’s defect taxonomy includes new definitions of severity tiers, causes and sources for each defect category.
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