FHA staff could be furloughed if the federal sequester happens Thursday night.

A new bipartisan panel wants to close Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and limit U.S. support for mortgages.

Fortress Investment Group has raised $1.6 billion to buy mortgage assets, including servicing rights.

The Federal Housing Administration is cracking down on down payment assistance programs, tracking the source of gift money.

Despite the bad press and the elimination of the standard fixed-rate reverse mortgage product from the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program, reverse mortgages will continue to thrive simply because people grow old, former Ginnie Mae chief Joe Murin told Inside FHA Lending.

HUD is investigating reports that a loan officer of an approved FHA lender had participated in a reverse mortgage borrower’s counseling session, a practice HUD frowns upon.

Residential production increased modestly during the fourth quarter of 2012, according to a new Inside Mortgage Finance ranking and analysis.

FHA chief warns against false advertising.

HUD mid-week unveiled mortgage insurance premium hikes but is holding off on telling the industry when, exactly, the increases will go into effect.

Sen. Bob Corker, R-TN, a key member of the Senate Banking Committee, has secured a commitment from Acting FHA Commissioner Carol Galante to toughen agency rules to put the insurance fund on a sounder financial footing.