Ginnie extends certain COVID-related exemptions; VA introduces new API; FHA upgrades its tech platform; FHA to host session for nonprofits that want to bid on distressed properties; FHA announces lender recertification training session; and NAR says student debt dampening homebuying among millennials.

Securitization issuers should carefully monitor and mitigate potential cyberattacks as a way to help preserve the credit quality of a structured finance transaction, S&P said in a recent report.

The Department of Labor is developing a temporary standard that will require employers with 100 or more employees to ensure all workers are vaccinated against COVID or show a negative test at least once a week.

As federal regulators consider ways to oversee how mortgage lenders disclose climate change risk to borrowers, industry participants warned of unintended consequences if the rules aren’t carefully crafted.

The industry trade group has announced a new policy initiative to help minority families build generational wealth through homeownership.

Lenders looking to incorporate climate risk indicators into their risk models are flummoxed by the plethora of unproven options.

HUD joins FHFA in limiting sale of REO property to investors. The plan is to make sure more affordable housing is available to private buyers and nonprofits.

Fair housing advocates said HUD should continue to monitor mortgage lenders for potential discrimination stemming from the use of predictive technologies.

Shares of Enact Holdings began trading on the Nasdaq this week, surging more than 7% on Day 1.

For refinances completed during the second quarter, 28% of borrowers remained with the servicer of their previous mortgage, the largest share since the pandemic started, according to Black Knight.