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PMIs Losing Slip Over a Possible MIP Cut? Doesn’t Look That Way

February 28, 2021
Maria Volkova

Claudia Merkle, CEO of National MI, said FHA and MI businesses operate on different points of the risk spectrum and, therefore, a cut in MIP will not result in massive ramifications for the MI industry.


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Private MIs Not Losing Sleep Over Rumored MIP Cut

February 26, 2021
Maria Volkova
The general consensus among private mortgage insurers is that a potential cut to FHA mortgage insurance premiums will have little impact on their business.
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NAMIC to Wait and Watch HUD Decision on Disparate Impact

February 26, 2021
Maria Volkova
If HUD moves to preserve the 2013 disparate-impact rule, the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies said it will likely continue its legal challenge.
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FHA Extends Forbearance, Eviction Moratoriums Again

February 26, 2021
Maria Volkova
The new timeline moves the moratorium’s expiration deadline, as well as the timeframe for a borrower to request an initial COVID-19 forbearance by three months to June 30.
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Industry in Support of FHA’s Private Flood Insurance Rule

February 26, 2021
Maria Volkova
Mortgage trade groups called on the FHA to align its policy language with other federal regulations that govern private flood coverage.
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FHA Loans Immune to State Statute of Limitation Claims

February 26, 2021
Maria Volkova
A district court in New York concluded that government-insured mortgages cannot be discharged as time-barred.
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MBA and Black Knight Forbearance Data Differ

February 26, 2021
Maria Volkova
According to Black Knight, an uptick in forbearance requests has pushed the total number of borrowers in relief back above the 2.7 million mark.
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Around the Industry

February 26, 2021
Maria Volkova
FHA extends temporary measures; Lopa Kolluri appointed principal deputy assistant secretary for housing at FHA.
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Industry Calls for Identical Language in Flood Insurance

February 25, 2021
Maria Volkova
Several trade groups are urging the FHA to adopt identical compliance aid language used in other federal agency regulations when allowing private flood coverage as an option for single-family insured loans.
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Digitization Causing Woes for Mortgage Originators

February 19, 2021
Maria Volkova
In a highly digitized business environment, fraud and cybersecurity risk are increasingly becoming a cause of concern for mortgage lenders.
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