Fri, Aug 6 2010, 10:23 AM
FHA Commissioner David Stevens wrote to the industry yesterday to provide a time line on the implementation of new annual and upfront mortgage insuran...
Tue, Aug 3 2010, 11:35 AM
FHA Changes on the Horizon; Cross Selling Mortgages to Banking Clients; Failed MBS Trades; "Credit Repair" Fraud Case Settled;
Wed, Jul 28 2010, 11:25 AM
Home Builder Rankings; Updates from HUD and Fannie; Home Ownership Stats; FHA Sanctions;
Wed, Jul 28 2010, 3:18 PM
HUD and FHA opened a public comment period on Thursday on another series of changes to underwriting guidelines, including the reduction of seller conc...
Tue, Jul 27 2010, 1:47 PM
FHA has published the names of over 1,000 lenders who have been sanctioned over the past months. Penalties include temporary or permanent suspension f...
Tue, Jul 20 2010, 9:42 AM
FHA Commissioner David Stevens wrote to the industry today. He discusses over exuberant underwriting standards, lender accountability, and sustainable...
Mon, Jul 19 2010, 1:02 PM
Guidelines and procedures for participants in HUD's Neighborhood Stabilization Program to participate in FHA's First Look Program were published yeste...
Wed, Jul 14 2010, 10:31 AM
Mortgage Investor Gossip; FICO Scores and Loan Production; "Hardest Hit" State Housing Programs; FHA Mini-Eagles;
Wed, Jun 30 2010, 4:46 PM
FHA Commissioner David Stevens wrote to the industry today. He discussed RESPA reform and provided and update on the implementation of the SAFE Act.
Wed, Jun 23 2010, 10:53 AM
HVCC Future in Doubt? FHA Getting Ahead of Defaults; CRA Changes; Reverse Mortgage Issues; MGIC Update
Tue, Jun 22 2010, 11:36 AM
Credit Unions Still Offer HELOCs; FinReg Reform Update; HUD Guidance on FHA Approval; More Investor Bulletins
Mon, Jun 14 2010, 8:58 AM
Originator Identification Requirements; Mortgage Fraud Report; Flood Insurance Saga; Condo Guidance; FHA Annual Premiums
Thu, Jun 10 2010, 6:22 PM
The House of Representatives has just approved by a 406-4 vote the Federal Housing Administration Reform Act, a law designed to shore up the finances ...
Thu, Jun 10 2010, 3:19 PM
More On Mortgage Insurance; Non-Agency Lending Thaw; FHA Reform Act Amendments; EPO Policies; Credit Rating Agencies
Wed, Jun 9 2010, 11:12 AM
Private Mortgage Insurers Make Push for FHA Business; GSEs Roll Out Uniform Data Program Details; Bulletins From BoA and Wells
Fri, Jun 4 2010, 10:49 AM
Most Profitable Bank Owned Origination Channels; FHA Net Worth Requirements; Manufactured Home Lending; HomePath News; More On Flood Insurance
Fri, Jun 4 2010, 1:09 PM
FHA Commissioner David Stevens has restated some of the recent changes the agency has made to condominium approvals, net worth requirements for FHA le...
Wed, May 19 2010, 10:15 AM
Originator Feedback From The Trenches; FHA Broker/Lender Approval Guidance; HomePath Update; Citi Non-Agency Lending; 95% MI
Wed, May 12 2010, 10:30 AM
FDIC Proposes Risk Retention Rules for Securitized Loans; The Price Mechanism and Discounting Risk; FHA Broker Approval Update
Mon, May 10 2010, 10:47 AM
Quality Control Second Credit Report Requirements; FHA Broker Approvals; Do Not Call Lists; Lender Turn Times Redefined
Thu, Apr 29 2010, 4:24 PM
The House Financial Services Committee approved a request by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) to raise the ceiling on annual FHA mortgage insu...
Mon, Apr 26 2010, 10:26 AM
"FHA IS THE WAY" has been the motto of many a mortgage banker and broker since the collapse of the secondary mortgage market in 2007. The attached ch...
Thu, Apr 22 2010, 11:25 AM
Expiration of the home buyers' tax credit and looming premium increases were probably behind a dramatic 68 percent increase in FHA mortgage applicati...
Thu, Apr 22 2010, 10:52 AM
Life in the Secondary Mortgage Market; More on FHA Approvals; New $100 Note; Govie Loan Volume; Updates from Chase and BofA
Wed, Apr 21 2010, 10:19 AM
FHA Issues Final Rule on Lender Approval Process; No Guarantee Tax Credit Loan Close By June 30; Several Investor Updates
Fri, Apr 9 2010, 10:55 AM
FHA to Accept Electronic Signatures; Closing, Settlement, Funding, and Signing Discrepancies; Does a GFE Need a Property Address?
Wed, Apr 7 2010, 10:16 AM
FHA net worth requirements; loan profitability study; primer on FHA Compare Ratios & Neighborhood Watch
Tue, Mar 30 2010, 9:58 AM
Lender Bulletins: Quality Control, Suspended Programs, HPML's, No MI for I/O, Useable FICO Scores, FHA Flipping, Allowable Fees, Appraisal Required fo...
Mon, Mar 29 2010, 10:48 AM
Flood Insurance Program Not Extended; FHA MIP Reminder; Wells Fargo Jumbo Rollout; PIMCO Hiring; Bank Failures
Fri, Mar 26 2010, 12:50 PM
Today, as part of its ongoing commitment to continuously improve housing relief efforts, the Obama Administration announced adjustments to the Home Af...
Thu, Mar 25 2010, 11:23 AM
Loan Modification Buybacks; ACORN Closing State Chapters; Bank of America's FHA Flipping Policy & Principal Reduction Plan;
Wed, Mar 24 2010, 9:53 AM
New FHA Compliance Manager; Long Road of Housing Reform Ahead; Short Sale Primer; PMI Freddie Mac Approved; FHA Delinquencies, Broker Pricing Opinions...
Tue, Mar 23 2010, 10:08 AM
FHA Guidance for Merging Mortgage Ops; Chase Joins HAMP 2nd Lien Program; USDA Update; Corporate Rates Lower than Treasuries; News from, USB, FAMC, R...
Thu, Mar 18 2010, 10:20 AM
The Cost of Labor in the Mortgage Market; FHA Origination Down 10% in January; Wells to Modify 2nd Liens; FHA Condo Questions
Thu, Mar 11 2010, 2:40 PM
FHA Commissioner David Stevens is scheduled to tell a House Subcommittee this afternoon that raising the required minimum down payment of an FHA mortg...
Mon, Mar 8 2010, 11:01 AM
Credit Unions Expanding Loan Production; Ready for Buybacks?; Lender Rating Model; FHA Approval News; Four More Bank Failures;
Fri, Mar 5 2010, 10:57 AM
Lender Implementation of FHA Flipping Guideline; SAFE Act Still Weighs on Originators, Thornburg Execs in Trouble
Fri, Mar 5 2010, 10:06 AM
As proposed in a November 30, 2009, proposed rule (74 FR 62521), HUD is seeking to eliminate FHA approval for loan correspondents. Because this rulem...
Fri, Feb 19 2010, 11:17 AM
GFE Horror Stories Still Abundant; Lack of HUD Leniency; Loan Mods to Out of Work Homeowners; More FHA Tips
Thu, Feb 18 2010, 10:22 AM
Japan Passes China as Biggest Tsy Buyer; FHA Tips from Citi; DU 8.0 April Update; Originators Work More For Less
Wed, Feb 10 2010, 10:53 AM
FHA Appraisal Policy REMINDER; Approve/Ineligibles; How PIIGS impact MBS; ING & YSP
Wed, Jan 27 2010, 10:46 AM
HUD and FDIC Hiring; NMLS Background Checks; SAFE Act training; FHA Watching DE Lenders
Tue, Jan 26 2010, 11:06 AM
Lenders Using the GFE as Marketing Tool; Lenders Cut by FHA; Condo Approvals; Guidance on Borrowers Facing Imminent Default;
Tue, Jan 26 2010, 10:54 AM
On January 20, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced that its plan to shore up the agency's capital reserves included stepped up enforcem...
Thu, Jan 21 2010, 10:22 AM
Analysis of FHA changes; more on broker comp, RESPA & GFE from the trenches; Fifth Third & Goldman results
Wed, Jan 20 2010, 10:04 AM
The Federal Housing Administration has announced the details of changes intended to strengthen its capital reserves which were reported to be headed i...
Wed, Jan 20 2010, 9:52 AM
FHA tweaks program; Earnings from BofA, Wells, MS; some thoughts on success in 2010
Wed, Jan 20 2010, 8:18 AM
Equity futures are sharply lower this morning as Bank of America reported it had lost $5.2 billion in the fourth quarter. The Republican upset in the ...
Mon, Jan 4 2010, 9:25 AM
FHA Fee Capped Removed; Treasury Crosses $2 Trillion in Debt Sales; Pipeline Control Tactics; Updates from GMAC, UBOC, USB, Caliber, and Alerus
Wed, Dec 23 2009, 10:22 AM
Delay in FHA Appraisal Requirements; RESPA Update; VA Loan Flipping; Mortgage Apps Down
