Mortgage lenders must monitor the insurance landscape and inform their loan officers on the topic given that insurance costs help determine a borrower’s monthly escrow obligations.
With Kamala Harris now the frontrunner to replace Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee, industry experts ponder how closely her housing strategy might mirror that of the current administration.
The performance of government-insured mortgages declined slightly in the second quarter of 2024, according to a new Inside FHA/VA Lending analysis of Ginnie Mae servicing disclosures. (Includes four data tables.)
The lender is offering a temporary 125-basis-point incentive on VA Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans and non-credit-qualifying FHA streamline loans.
HUD has increased the total rehabilitation costs that can be financed under FHA’s limited 203(k) program and extended the allowable time for rehab and repair work to be completed.
The proposed rule seeks to create a permanent program governing the sale of seriously delinquent FHA-insured single-family mortgages and foreclosed home equity conversion mortgages.