The groups' joint comment letter called on the FHA to replace its minimum property requirements with the standards used by the government-sponsored enterprises.
In late April, Ginnie announced that it would exclude FHA mortgages on trial payment plans when calculating servicers’ delinquency ratios for compliance purposes.
Primary MI volume in the agency MBS market increased at a faster pace at FHA and VA in the second quarter of 2026 compared with private MI usage with the GSEs.