An upcoming hybrid event presented by the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies will feature Ginnie Mae President Alanna McCargo discussing the nation’s affordable housing and rental goals.
Read More »HUD Overhauls Its Disaster Recovery Assistance Efforts
To better serve areas impacted by weather-related disasters, HUD forms new office focused on disaster recovery, with an injection of $3.3 billion in funding to help communities across the country recover and rebuild.
Read More »HUD Addresses Housing Goals in President’s 2024 Budget
With approximately $73.3 billion earmarked for HUD in 2024, the Department would make an investment in building affordable housing, expand access to homeownership, and address housing discrimination.
Read More »CFPB Reports on Illegal Fees Levied by Mortgage Servicers
The Bureau’s new Supervisory Highlights report examines ways in which some mortgage servicers have attempted to run-up unlawful fees charged to homeowners.
Read More »Biden’s 2024 Budget Addresses Affordable Housing
President Biden’s proposed fiscal year 2024 budget would significantly invest in building affordable housing, expand access to homeownership, combat housing discrimination, and enhance household mobility.
Read More »The State of Government Loan Servicing
The 13th Annual Five Star Government Forum will be held in our nation’s capital in April, bringing together mortgage servicing leadership and government agency reps to discuss the industry’s most pressing issues and work toward solutions.
Read More »HUD Assisted Nearly Two Million U.S. Homeowners During the Pandemic
HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge has announced that more than 1.8 million FHA borrowers received a forbearance due to a hardship created or exacerbated by COVID-19.
Read More »HUD Seeks to Expand Housing Counseling to Tribal Areas
A proposed rule seeks to expand Tribal participation in HUD-approved housing counseling by removing impediments to counselor certification.
Read More »HUD Invests $5.5 Million in Hispanic-Serving Institutions
HUD’s support will help strengthen capacity and invest in innovative and actionable research for Hispanics to address issues regarding housing, economic development, and the built environment for underserved communities.
Read More »OCC: Overall Mortgage Performance Improves in Q3
The latest OCC Mortgage Metrics Report found that 97.2% of mortgages included in the report were current and performing at the end of Q3 2022. Click through to learn how this compares to last year’s metrics.
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