FHA's Keith Becker: “The industry and most of our lender partners are leveraging this technology now, and we have to find a way to do that as well so we can stay current with the industry’s direction..."
According to HUD’s policy handbook, a non-permanent resident alien is eligible for FHA financing if the property will be the borrower’s principal residence…
In a similar move, FHA is developing a modern, single-technology platform suitable to the emerging digital and paperless mortgage environment. The system will provide lenders with a single port to conduct business from applications to claims, including the ability to track requests throughout the life cycle of the loan, said FHA Commissioner Brian Montgomery.
Former FHA chief Dave Stevens: “This settlement marks an end to the era of overly aggressive legal action using FCA as a means to leverage lenders into large settlements.”
"Now having been in the mortgage industry for over 30 years, HUD’s mortgagee letter is perhaps one of the most egregious and ill-advised actions that I have seen taken by a government agency in many years," said Anne Canfield, a partner at Michael Best Strategies.
A U.S. district court judge in Detroit has directed Quicken Loans and DOJ to settle via mediation their dispute over poorly underwritten FHA loans. But will they?
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