Rising usage of FHA partial claims raised flags for American Enterprise Institute Senior Fellow Tobias Peter amid an ongoing audit of FHA’s efficiency at tracking and collecting the claims.

CHLA called on Congress and federal agencies to work together to correct “budgetary anomalies” that cause certain lending programs to be frozen during shutdowns.

Lender Navy Federal Credit Union surveyed servicemembers and veterans, finding many aren’t aware of the main benefits of home loans backed by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

FHA application share grows; FHA Loan Review System back online; NAR warns of post-shutdown bottleneck; USDA Rural Development nominee testifies.

Vista Index Services plans to release an index next month that will give investors an opportunity to hedge against delinquency risks in Ginnie MBS, rather than selling securities if there’s a downturn.

The bill would require servicers to grant 90 days of forbearance to certain federal employees during a government shutdown.

Homebuilders and lenders balked at the standards.

Alerting delinquent borrowers of their home equity might lead some to sell for a profit, avoiding the costs and disruptions incurred by foreclosure, according to industry analysts.

With the near-term outlook hazy for the government’s SNAP food assistance program as the shutdown drags on, any reduction or end to payments could add to the mounting financial pressures recipients already face, putting pressure on ABS performance.

Fintech firm Pagaya inked a forward flow agreement with investment firm Castlelake for up to $500 million in auto loans.