Experts from Incenter will take part in the latest DS News webinar this week, taking a deeper dive into Ginnie Mae eligibility requirements for single-family MBS issuers and the impact of Ginnie’s recent RFI.
Read More »HUD’s ‘All-Hands-on-Deck’ Approach to ‘House America’
The Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge called on local leaders to join a HUD-led initiative to create more homes in America. House America is a federal initiative in which HUD and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness ...
Read More »Rep. Waters Presses for Thompson as Full-Time FHFA Head
The Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee has called upon President Biden to drop the Acting Director title and nominate Sandra L. Thompson as Director of FHFA.
Read More »Legislation to Release $322B for Housing Programs Advances
A majority of Financial Services Committee members voted to pass a portion of the Build Back Better bill to fund new and existing federal programs.
Read More »Biden Nominates Alanna McCargo for Ginnie Mae President
President Biden has nominated Alanna McCargo, Senior Advisor for Housing Finance in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), to be President of Ginnie Mae. It has been about four years since Ginnie Mae—which serves as the principal financing ...
Read More »HUD Releases Affordable Housing Supply Research
Biden Administration wants to create 100,000 new affordable homes in the next three years.
Read More »Mortgage Lending Sentiment Mixed
While increased competition has created some pessimism, survey respondents with a more bullish outlook cited GSE policies and strong consumer demand.
Read More »GSEs to Submit Equitable Housing Finance Plans
FHFA announces new requirements from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, as part of an interagency effort to advance fairness in mortgage lending.
Read More »Hurricane Ida Disaster Resources
Federal agencies detail assistance available to servicers and property owners in presidentially declared major disaster areas throughout Louisiana.
Read More »Government Agencies Seek Affordable-Housing Solutions
The White House—with HUD, FHFA, Treasury, and other departments—announced a a series of actions aimed at removing barriers to homeownership.
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