Private mortgage insurance provider Enact has released its inaugural environmental, social & governance report.

Republican Sen. Tim Scott begins his presidential campaign by making a housing policy statement.

Issuance of single-family Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities saw significant declines in the first three months of 2023.

USDA has announced it’s extending through May 31 the deadline for servicers to approve borrowers’ requests for an initial COVID-19-related mortgage payment forbearance.

Details were published in Mortgagee Letter 2023-08.

Issuance of Ginnie Mae MBS declined for the eighth straight quarter during the first three months of 2023. The deterioration was relatively uniform between FHA and VA volume. (Includes four data charts.)

Given the current market liquidity conditions, FHA proposed expediting the processing of claims tied to its home-equity conversion mortgage program.

The HUD OIG will soon report on an audit examining Ginnie Mae’s process for managing troubled issuers, according to Inspector General Rae Oliver Davis.

The proposed rule is meant to help borrowers in loss mitigation by eliminating the Mortgage Recovery Advance’s second-lien requirement.

The USDA needs an influx of resources to boost staffing and improve information technology to meet the needs of its home loan programs.