Lenders and consumer advocates urged FHA to study the financial habits of users of buy-now-pay-later services before making policy changes to how the accounts are used in mortgage underwriting calculations.

FHA will begin transitioning appraisal forms to the Uniform Appraisal Dataset 3.6 in the spring.

Researchers at the think tank said changes need to be made to bring loss mitigation at the Department of Veterans Affairs in line with FHA servicing protocols.

The Department of Veterans Affairs recently backed its 29 millionth mortgage, with VA lending up following a post-pandemic slump.

FHA updates EDI layout; HUD changes Section 184 residency requirements; FHA and VA application shares rise.

The commercial real estate firm issued its first public securitization of billboard property rights — a rarity in the ABS market.

Borrower payoffs accounted for 81% of removals in the quarter, indicating heavy refi activity.

Among the top 20 FHA/VA producers in 2Q25, not one was a federally insured depository.

Government-insured lending increased by 17.3% during the second quarter, lifted by purchase mortgages. (Includes three data tables.)

John Bell stepped down as executive director of the Department of Veterans Affairs LGY office. He was replaced by a longtime VA employee, Patrick Zondervan.