As the economic fallout from the coronavirus worsens, all eyes are on the FHA book of business. Forbearance is here but delinquencies could spike. And what about nonbank issuer/servicers? Ginnie isn’t saying much.
HUD sought no changes in its funding request for FHA and Ginnie but has called for legislative reforms, and will seek them through the authorization, rather than the appropriations, process.
HUD inspector general was unable to sign off on HUD’s and Ginnie Mae’s 2019 financial statements due to a lack of evidence that past accounting weaknesses and issues have been satisfactorily resolved.
An IG audit has discovered delays in servicer reporting of FHA-HAMP loan modifications and filing of partial claims, resulting in HUD’s inability to act on problems in a timely manner.