ABA, associations: FHA minimum property requirements hurt access to affordable mortgages
The Federal Housing Administration should align its minimum property requirements with those used by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which ...
Tag: Affordable housing
ABA Foundation unveils new ‘Unlocking Homeownership’ resources
The ABA Foundation announced the release of new free resources as part of its Unlocking Homeownership campaign, which equips banks ...
Trump declines to sign housing bill into law
President Trump canceled plans to sign a bipartisan housing bill into law, saying lawmakers should first pass an unrelated elections ...
House passes bipartisan housing bill
The House overwhelmingly voted to pass a bipartisan housing bill that contains several provisions related to banking. The legislation now ...
FHA ends field review requirement for certain mortgages
The Federal Housing Administration will no longer require lenders to obtain appraisal field reviews for a selection of FHA-approved mortgages, ...
Senate passes bipartisan housing bill
The legislation includes provisions related to brokered deposits, de novo bank formation and a mentor-protégé program pairing large financial institutions ...
Two mutual community banks’ experience with LIHTC
How Century Savings Bank and Sturdy Savings Bank together $11 million in a low-income housing tax credit investment to redevelop ...
Senate, House committee leaders reach agreement on housing bill
The leaders of the House and Senate banking committees announced they had reached an agreement on a bipartisan housing bill ...
VA finalizes new partial claim program, loss mitigation updates
The Department of Veterans Affairs has finalized its new partial claim program and broader loss mitigation updates, which will be ...
ABA, associations offer recommendations for expanding mortgage credit access
ABA joined seven other associations to express support for the White House's executive order promoting access to mortgage credit.
