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Top Ginnie Servicers Increase Portfolios in Third Quarter

Eight of the top 10 Ginnie Mae servicers had bigger portfolios at the end of September than at the midway point in the year. (Includes four data tables.) Read More

Former FHA Head Laments Programs That Didn’t Make Cut

Former FHA Commissioner Frank Cassidy wishes FHA had been able to prioritize reforms to encourage more originations of small-dollar mortgages while he was running the agency. Read More

FHA Expects Alt Credit Scores to Improve Modeling

VantageScore 4.0 and FICO 10T will help save FHA money by improving its loan modeling, said Commissioner-nominee Matt Jones. Read More

GAO: HUD Lost Experienced Staff in 2025

More than a third of staff members who left the Department of Housing and Urban Development last year had been with the agency for 20 or more years, according to the Government Accountability Office. Read More

HUD Opens Up FHA Program to Build-to-Rent

The Department of Housing and Urban Development will allow build-to-rent developers to apply for FHA mortgage insurance under the multifamily program. Read More

Village Capital Settles VA SCRA Allegations

Village Capital and Investment settled with the Department of Justice over alleged violations of a law retroactively capping service members’ interest rates during service. Read More

CBC Sees FHA DPA Growth Amid Affordability Woes

CBC Mortgage Agency has seen its downpayment assistance program for FHA borrowers increase over the last decade, and expects borrowers will continue to seek assistance. Read More

Around the Industry

Trump orders VA, USDA to lower direct loan rates; VA sees assumptions increase; VA makes progress on property requirement updates; HUD manufactured housing committee to convene. Read More

Inside FHA/VA Lending

October 23, 2026

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Top Ginnie Servicers Increase Portfolios in Third Quarter

Former FHA Head Laments Programs That Didn’t Make Cut

FHA Expects Alt Credit Scores to Improve Modeling

GAO: HUD Lost Experienced Staff in 2025

HUD Opens Up FHA Program to Build-to-Rent

Village Capital Settles VA SCRA Allegations

CBC Sees FHA DPA Growth Amid Affordability Woes

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October 23, 2026

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As homeowner equity continues to build, more and more lenders are launching home equity lending products. Are you thinking of joining this market?