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.

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.

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

Thousands of rural multifamily rehabilitation loans have become ineligible for a Ginnie guarantee due to USDA’s reformed interpretation of its subordinate-lien policy.

USDA lenders ramped up production in the third quarter of 2019 with a strong boost from purchase originations. More than 50% of total USDA originations were from correspondents. USDA servicing volume was up slightly from a year ago.

New York state agencies against HUD’s proposal on disparate impact rule; USDA warns customers of fraudulent calls; FHA provides training material for implementation of FHA-insured condo financing rules.

The Treasury has recommended Congress empower Ginnie Mae to provide “last position” guarantee on MBS backed by conventional home loans and au-thority to adjust its guarantee fee.