The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) are instructing servicers of Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs) to delay due and payable requests on reverse mortgage loans for a period of six months for borrowers that request such relief, since an American at risk of losing his or […]
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) on Friday evening released a new Mortgagee Letter (ML) announcing guidance for property appraisals in light of concerns related to the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus. The ML also announces a modification to the re-verification of employment requirements due to the COVID-19 national emergency as declared by the president. Appraisals […]
More than 40 consumer advocacy organizations are urging the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to do more for reverse mortgage borrowers impacted by the national coronavirus crisis, following measures spelled out by the department last week. Borrowers need more protections than currently available, say The National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) and fellow consumer […]
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) will be suspending all foreclosures and evictions for the next 60 days in response to the economic shock renters and homeowners are experiencing due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus. This is according to President Donald Trump, who […]
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued separate updates on Monday aimed at clarifying or issuing guidance to their specific sectors in the wake of increasing concern related to the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus. HUD issued a new informational notice aimed to remind mortgagees […]
The task force created by the White House and charged with spearheading the federal response to the outbreak of the COVID-19 coronavirus has added the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Dr. Ben Carson. This is according to a new informational notice issued by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). “Earlier […]
President Trump today announced that he intends to nominate Dana Wade as Assistant Secretary for Housing, Federal Housing Commissioner. Brian Montgomery, who currently holds the position, is awaiting Senate confirmation for a role as deputy secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, after his nomination was recently confirmed by the Senate Banking Committee. […]
While FHA officials have indicated that further changes to the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program are still on the table in order to further stabilize the reverse mortgage book within the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund (MMIF), no substantive changes were instituted at the end of 2019. The legislative and provisional proposals outlined in the […]
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced that on January 31, the agency published “Project Approval for Single Family Condominiums,” a notice in the Federal Register seeking comment on data collection related to essential forms used to determine the eligibility of loans for borrowers who live in condominiums. Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act […]
The average age of a Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) borrower at the time of a loan’s origination remains in their early 70s, while as many as 40% of all HECM borrowers between 2009-2019 are specifically single females. This was just some of the data shared by members of the U.S. Department of Housing and […]
