FHA has removed the requirement that lenders obtain appraisal field reviews on at least 10% of loans selected for origination and underwriting reviews.

The Community Home Lenders of America renewed its call for regulators to establish a standby liquidity facility to support Ginnie Mae servicers during periods of stress.

FHA released more information to support the transition to the Uniform Appraisal Dataset 3.6, although a timeline for adoption remains pending.

VA’s Loan Guaranty Service believes lack of information is the biggest barrier for veterans and active-duty servicemembers seeking homeownership.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s servicer missed the mark on most of the FHA partial claims sampled by HUD’s Office of Inspector General.

HUD plans to consolidate Kansas offices; USDA seeks to expand multifamily direct lending; MISMO releases data mapping for VA forms.

Freedom Mortgage accused its former senior vice president of product management of developing a competing loan origination system while he was on Freedom’s payroll.

The Urban Institute has recommended the government-sponsored enterprises spearhead an effort to make condo lending and construction less risky.

President Trump said he will not sign the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act until Congress passes the election bill.

FHA is aiming its deregulatory efforts at barriers that make its programs less attractive to lenders.