The total volume of Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECM) endorsements in Q1 2019 dropped by 18.19 percent from the previous quarter to $2.48 billion, while HECM endorsement counts in FY 2019 Q1 declined 17.67 percent from last quarter to 7,388 loans. This is according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Federal […]
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has filed charges against Facebook, Inc. alleging that the social media giant has violated multiple subsections of the Fair Housing Act, indicating that Facebook has engaged in discriminatory advertising practices that could limit certain protected classes from gaining access to housing. This lawsuit comes just one week […]
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) published an update Wednesday to its Single Family Housing Policy (SF) Handbook, the first published update to the document since December of 2016. “With today’s update, FHA is recommitting to the industry that it will continue to maintain and enhance the SF Handbook so that it becomes a single, comprehensive […]
President Donald J. Trump signed an executive memorandum Wednesday initiating the process of reforming the United States housing system, which includes an objective to examine the “financial viability” of the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program. The president has expressed his intent to end the conservatorship of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae that has been […]
The new Senior Advisor to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Single Family Programs, Dr. Joshua Miller, introduced himself Monday to the reverse mortgage industry by giving a Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program update to assembled reverse mortgage professionals. Miller, named to his new post in mid-February, offered […]
The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) annual budget proposal for fiscal year 2020, released this week by the Trump Administration, shows positivity in the agency’s reverse mortgage book of business. The FY 2020 Budget appendix scored the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program with a negative credit subsidy equal to -.08 percent, which […]
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) released two Mortgagee Letters on Tuesday, with both stating an intent to “streamline” its guidance on two different lending provisions. This, the agency says, is in an effort to reduce potential obstacles in the mortgage process for borrowers. In Mortgagee Letter (ML) 2019-04 titled “Removal of the Federal Housing Administration […]
The Trump Administration plans for its Office of Inspector General to increase oversight of the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program in 2020, according to a proposed budget released Monday. The Administration’s HUD budget proposal for the 2020 fiscal year includes a statement on this expanded oversight that the OIG will have, in addition to addressing […]
Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Dr. Ben Carson has stated his intention to exit his post at the conclusion of President Donald J. Trump’s current presidential term. Carson made the announcement Monday night during an appearance on Newsmax TV, a conservative media outlet, according to the Washington Post. In the interview, Carson talked […]
Last week, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) issued a new mortgagee letter implementing policy guidance on practices concerning the use of Third Party Verification (TPV) services as an alternative for authenticating employment, income or assets of potential borrowers. The letter applies to all FHA Title II traditional and reverse mortgages. FHA details that the new […]
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