HUD to shift headquarters; FHA lending update; VA launches improved help desk; FHA looks into BNPL; organizations sue HUD over Fair Housing Act grants.

ABS comprised of solar loans, and the companies that service them, are under pressure as uncertainty swirls around the future of Biden-era clean energy provisions.

There’s some bipartisan support in Congress to establish a tax credit for home renovations in an effort to improve the supply of homes for sale.

HUD housing counseling services help streamline the application process for borrowers, saving originators time and money, panelists said last week at MISMO’s spring summit in Boston.

A provision in the Senate’s tax and spending bill would require the government to sell some federal land for residential housing development.

Ginnie Mae signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korea’s state-owned government-sponsored enterprise to remove barriers to investments in housing.

The Trump administration and Republicans in Congress are aiming to restrict access to relief from the Federal Emergency Management Agency – or get rid of it entirely.

The Senate Finance Committee’s draft of the 2026 discretionary spending budget would make the PMI tax deduction permanent.

A&D recently acquired the unit from Mr. Cooper Group.

Issuance of both purchase mortgages and refinances increased last month, with refi volume hitting its highest level since November. Most Ginnie issuers in the top 10 beat the overall monthly growth. (Includes two data tables.)