The maximum conforming loan limits for mortgages the Federal Housing Administration will insure will increase in 2019, the agency said today. The loan limit in lower-cost areas will be $314,827, or 65 percent of the national conforming loan limit of $484,350. In high-cost areas, the limit will be $726,525, the FHA said. FHA-insured reverse mortgages will be capped at $726,525. Approximately 82 percent of U.S. counties are considered lower-cost areas, with 2.3 percent at the ceiling and the rest somewhere in between.
FCC proposes ‘robocall scorecard’ to rate voice service providers
The FCC is seeking public comment on creating a “robocall scorecard” to measure how voice service providers are protecting consumers from illegal calls. In related news, the commission booted 14 providers from the U.S. telecommunications network.
