The HUD inspector general has outlined “red flags” homeowners should be aware of when considering relief offers related to COVID-19.

HUD has approved alternative documentation for claim payments as well as extending deadlines for delivery.

A handful of top-ranked FHA lenders have ramped up their hiring in anticipation of processing a boatload of forbearance requests.

Multifamily borrowers with FHA-insured loans can receive forbearance for 90 days under the CARES Act.

Greystone to provide $25 million in HUD-insured construction financing for a multifamily project; the COVID-19 outbreak has spurred technological innovation at FHA; A new hire for Down Payment Resource.

HUD extends forbearance for a six-month period. As unemployment spikes, FHA/VA servicers brace themselves for delinquencies.

In the wake of the pandemic, FHA and VA lenders are raising credit score minimums, at least temporarily. Some are in mid-600s.

The VA has released two notices outlining how lenders should address borrowers affected by COVID-19.

The window for applying for most of these jobs is a little more than a week.

VA deliveries into Ginnie MBS increased a stunning 44.5% in 2019. The share of refis in total VA securitization saw a sharp increase too. (Includes data chart.)