Moves by the Trump administration are disrupting the economy and the federal agencies that deal with the housing market. Bob Broeksmit, president and CEO of the MBA, isn’t sure how it’s all going to play out.

House Republicans called for the Department of Housing and Urban Development to roll back the FHA payment supplement program.

Among a series of sports analogies, Scott Turner, a former player in the NFL, said that HUD and the mortgage industry would need to “huddle” to solve the housing affordability crisis.

Calls to HUD field offices redirected to a national hotline. A HUD spokesperson said there were no closures.

The program, developed by the Biden administration, purchases delinquent VA loans from servicers to help veterans avoid foreclosure.

The elimination of eligibility of non-permanent U.S. residents for FHA loans could leave FHA lenders liable for mistakes made when certifying a borrower’s residency status.

Previously-fired probationary employees at HUD are stuck in an administrative leave purgatory awaiting a court decision, while rumors continue to circulate of field-office closures.

FHA should limit borrowers to qualify for one permanent home-retention option every 18 months to cut costs to its insurance fund and help borrowers maintain equity, MBA and others said in a letter to HUD.

The website streamlining effort included a roughly 90% reduction in content, leaving broken links in its wake.