Staffing levels at the Department of Housing and Urban Development fell in the third quarter last year, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office.

HUD, USDA rescind COVID eviction policies; USDA business delinquencies rise; FHA Neighborhood Watch errors; Ginnie revises termination grounds.

Gormley said Ginnie Mae is working with the Mortgage Bankers Association and the Housing Policy Council on the effort.

The government agency is working with industry trade groups on potential revisions to its issuer acknowledgment agreements.

The law banning trigger leads will make consumers less vulnerable to unsolicited credit offers, but the reforms still need some fine-tuning.

Servicers have limited means to mitigate continued increases in tax assessments and property insurance premiums that squeeze borrowers.

Ginnie Mae President Joe Gormley said the agency is making progress on its transition to loan-level processes.

Homeowners are beginning to relinquish their COVID-era mortgages.

Issuance of Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities increased by 3.5% on a monthly basis in January.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is developing policy to support the partial claim program authorized by Congress last year, according to the executive director of VA’s Loan Guaranty Service.