Ginnie supports FHA multifamily risk-share initiative; rulemaking on private flood insurance for FHA borrowers moving forward; webinar on student loan debts and mortgage underwriting; the Community Home Lenders Association and the Community Mortgage Lenders of America merge; FHA updates multifamily guidance; VA extends recission for COVID-19 partial claim payment program; and more.

Originally launched in 2014, the FFB Risk Share Initiative was created to reduce the cost to finance FHA multifamily loans...

Ginnie Mae said it supports HUD’s efforts seeking legislation that would provide a permanent source of capital for housing finance agencies fostering affordable multifamily housing.

The Conference of State Bank Supervisors unveiled two new tools to help state examiners assess nonbanks’ resilience against cyberattacks.

HUD: “In the current rate environment, the assumability feature of FHA-insured mortgages is receiving greater attention.”

Meanwhile, a senior Ginnie official said the agency will have more to say about capital requirements for nonbanks in the very near future...

Alternate finance options make homeownership possible for first-time buyers unable to access traditional home loans, but more protections are needed to foster sustainable homeownership, according to industry experts.

Political power distorts how private capital is allocated, even among mortgage lending activities, according to a new study.

While credit unions will be treated on par with banks, state housing finance agencies will be fully exempted from capital requirements imposed on those participating in the Ginnie MBS program.

Lenders want FHA to increase the limit on fees they can charge for processing an assumable mortgage, a product expected to gain popularity in the coming months.