Mortgage rates inched higher this week after the U.S. and Israel carried out attacks in Iran, sparking fears of higher energy costs.

The Supreme Court struck down some of President Trump’s sweeping tariffs, but duties remain on raw building materials.

Eligibility for partial claims would be backdated to the sunset of the VA servicing purchase program, on May 1, 2025.

Refi guarantees in the Department of Veterans Affairs’ home loan program more than doubled during the fourth quarter.

Retirements and a lack of new hires led staffing levels to shrink in the third quarter of 2025.

VA refinance activity more than doubled in the fourth quarter and FHA refi volume was up 55%. United Wholesale Mortgage was the top lender in both government loan programs. (Includes three data tables.)

Heads of government mortgage programs discussed current and future initiatives last week at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s servicing summit.

Enhancing exclusive listing periods of foreclosed properties for owner-occupants might have had an effect on increasing the supply of affordable homes for homebuyers despite caveats, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Inspector General.

A class-action lawsuit filed against Veterans United alleges that the lender collected fees from external agents in exchange for leads, and misrepresented itself as an affiliate of the VA.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of the Inspector General identified 64 potential fraud schemes FHA hadn’t accounted for in its single-family risk inventory.