As the refinance business slows, employers should be careful not to use the downturn as an excuse to cut back on compensation, hiring experts warn. Despite lower originations, LO recruiting remains a key focus.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced $51.4 million in grants to 177 housing counseling agencies and the addition of four members to its Housing Counseling Federal Advisory Committee.

The MMIF’s capital reserves emerged from fiscal 2021 in better shape than some might have expected given the pandemic, Abrahams said.

Stearns Lending filed a WARN Act Notice in Texas, saying it’s cutting 348 workers...

Julia Gordon, President Biden’s nominee for FHA commissioner, received a tie vote this week in the Senate Banking Committee. She was renominated for the position earlier this month.

The House last week passed the Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act, which would raise fees for VA home loans to help fund expanded educational assistance for servicemembers.

Steven Abrahams of Amherst Pierpont Securities believes FHA might use surplus MMI funds to subsidize first-time homebuyers and other traditionally underserved communities.

The HUD Office of the Inspector General has recommended new procedures to address deficiencies in how FHA handles unpaid refunds that are due to borrowers.

Federal oversight is still needed to monitor the systemic risks to the housing-finance system, according to two separate reports from the Government Accountability Office and the Congressional Budget Office.

Potential owner-occupants, along with nonprofits and government entities, will soon get more time to bid on HUD real estate-owned single-family homes before they are available to investors.