The Department of Housing and Urban Development has partnered with Zillow for “Let’s Make Home the Goal,” a campaign aimed at connecting minority communities with HUD pre-housing counseling services.
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David Stevens, influential leader in mortgage finance, dies at 66
The former FHA commissioner also held executive positions at World Savings Bank, Freddie Mac, and The Long and Foster Companies before leading the Mortgage Bankers Association.
Mortgage groups urge FHA to ditch ‘life of loan’ premium payments
Having just slashed annual mortgage insurance premiums on new FHA loans by 35 percent in March, and with total insurance in force growing faster than reserves, HUD officials show no signs of giving in to long-standing industry demands.
Biden administration backs plan to convert more offices to homes
Initiative provides new financing and technical assistance to developers and local government, and highlights grants and tax incentives that can make conversion projects more attractive.
FHA will consider rent from ADUs when qualifying borrowers
Policy change is intended to help more first-time homebuyers, seniors, and inter-generational families tap the wealth building potential of homeownership.
Audits find fault with help provided to FHA borrowers during pandemic
Loan servicer Mr. Cooper is ‘deeply disappointed’ that the HUD OIG audit focused on problems it says were mostly technical, rather than on borrower outcomes.