NEW ORLEANS—After years of debate, housing finance reform is no longer a far-off concept. And government housing agencies appear poised to be part of the transition.
Tag: FHA
MBA, Trade Groups Urge HUD Implementation of New Loan-Level Certification Rules
The Mortgage Bankers Association and other industry trade groups last week commended HUD for making recommended changes to FHA-insured mortgages and urged the department to move forward to implementation.
House, Senate Pass 2020 Appropriations Bill with Key MBA Priorities
The Senate yesterday afternoon passed a $1.4 trillion spending package that will fund the federal government through fiscal year 2020 and avoid another government shutdown.
FHA Raises 2020 Forward, Reverse Loan Limits
The Federal Housing Administration published Mortgagee Letter 2019-19 and Mortgagee Letter 2019-20, which raises the maximum mortgage limits for FHA-insured Title II forward mortgages and Home Equity Conversion Mortgages.
MBA Urges Banking Committee Support for Brian Montgomery HUD Nomination
Ahead of a nomination hearing this morning, the Mortgage Bankers Association urged the Senate Banking Committee to approve Brian Montgomery’s nomination as HUD Deputy Secretary.
FHA Actuarial Report Shows MMI Fund Capital Ratio at 12-Year High
FHA released its 2019 Annual Report to Congress this morning, showing the FHA Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund–which fell to dangerously low levels earlier in the decade–rose to its highest level since fiscal year 2007.
FHA Actuarial Report Shows MMI Fund Capital Ratio at 12-Year High
FHA released its 2019 Annual Report to Congress, showing the FHA Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund–which fell to dangerously low levels earlier in the decade–rose to its highest level since fiscal year 2007.
MBA Advocacy Update
This past Monday, President Trump announced that he intends to nominate Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Commissioner Brian Montgomery to be the next Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Also, President Trump signed two Executive Orders on regulatory guidance issued by federal agencies. And the Treasury Department issued proposed rules to help ease the transition from the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) to other reference rates.