Tag Archives: FHA

Critics say existing policies may be driving foreclosures in the City of Brotherly Love. Here are the reforms being proposed to try to assist struggling homeowners.

The FHA has signaled that it may tighten credit, noting that the debt-to-income (DTI) ratio for FHA-insured loans has been consistently increasing for six years. In a new report, find out just how much DTI impacts defaults and repayments.

A study examined the FHA’s program for distressed assets and the ways in which it could be improved. Here’s what it recommended.

Maxine Waters, Congresswoman and Chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee,  said the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) “acted in haste” in its creation of the Distressed Asset Stabilization Program (DASP), according to a statement from the Committee.  The Committee said ...

A new index assessing the risk of default for government-backed mortgages revealed the correlation between the current economic conditions and borrower risks.

In an effort to combat foreclosures for borrowers with Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgages, Congresswoman Maxine Waters introduced the FHA Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2019. Here's what is in the bill.

Here’s how recent legislation passed by the House could help low-income homebuyers lower their cost of getting an FHA loan.

An analysis gives an overview of some of the pitfalls of the current False Claims Act the FHA must address to help lenders extend loans to higher risk borrowers—a demographic that is under FHA’s mission to serve.

Senate lawmakers recently introduced a bill intended to ensure that federally sponsored agencies do not deny mortgage loans to beneficiaries of the DACA program.

Guild Mortgage, an independent mortgage lender located in California, announced Homebuyer Protection, a program designed to give customers added protection and peace of mind during the mortgage process. Homebuyer Protection combines three of Guild’s loan programs and services, allowing homebuyers ...