HUD has planned a number of events throughout the month, including the launch of the Housing Counseling Awareness Campaign and House Party 2.0, highlighting the benefits of housing counseling and efforts to close the racial homeownership gap.

In order to assist struggling borrowers amid an erratic mortgage rate environment, the FHA has proposed a plan to assist borrowers through temporary reductions to monthly mortgage payments for up to five years.

Click through to learn more about what the change means in context, and how it relates to the current debt-ceiling discussions.

Implementation of rules changes will increase transparency for Ginnie Mae’s global investors by enhancing data flow with its issuers.

An upcoming Five Star Institute webinar will closely examine how the nation’s small business lenders will be affected by Section 1071, and what can be done to prepare for implementation of the rule.

The Five Star Institute is set to present a webinar discussing the landscape of the mortgage industry over the next 12 months, including a possible rise in home equity loans, a decrease in savings, increased credit card usage, and overall consumer weariness, among other topics.

An analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data has found that the nation’s homeownership rate stood at 63.1% in 2020, the lowest total reported since 1970.

According to CoreLogic, the nationwide delinquency rate dropped to 1.1%, the lowest level reported in 23 years, as the unemployment rate remains near an all-time low.

ATTOM data has found that the number of vacant homes in foreclosure has risen for the fifth consecutive quarter, as zombie properties accounted for the largest share of all homes since before the pandemic.

With exposure to hurricanes and inland floods, CoreLogic found that a location in Louisiana was the riskiest place in the U.S. for property owners due to damage from natural disasters. Click through to learn the details.