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, ...
Tag: Housing Finance
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 ...
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 ...
Government watchdog agency suggests changes to FDIC supervision, HUD disaster recovery
The FDIC should take further steps to strengthen its bank supervision, and HUD should take steps to mitigate fraud in ...
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.
ABA, associations offer recommendations for streamlining FHA financing
As part of a recent Trump administration push to expand access to mortgage credit, the Federal Housing Administration should modernize ...
House releases text of amended housing bill ahead of vote
House leadership has released the text of its amendment for a bipartisan housing bill ahead of a possible vote on ...
HUD official discusses changes to Fair Housing Act enforcement
The Trump administration is committed to pursuing only cases of intentional discrimination in enforcement of the Fair Housing Act, which ...
FFIEC makes modified loan application data available online
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council has released the 2025 data on modified loan applications, as reported by 4,768 filers ...
