The Federal Housing Administration implemented numerous servicing policy changes that are designed to improve the HECM program’s financial stability and overall performance. Details were provided in Mortgagee Letter … more HUD Updates HECM Servicing Policies
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FHA Proposes Update to HECM Assignment Claims Eligibility
The Federal Housing Administration posted a new draft mortgagee letter to the Drafting Table that would expand the assignment eligibility criteria to include HECMs that are due and … more FHA Proposes Update to HECM Assignment Claims Eligibility
Updated HECM Handbook Has Arrived
NRMLA’s leadership, committees, and outside counsel are all carefully reviewing the HECM section of the Single-Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1 that the Department of Housing and Urban Development … more Updated HECM Handbook Has Arrived
HUD Publishes Guidance for Originating/Servicing Loans in Disaster Areas
In the wake of the devastating wildfires in Maui, HI, the Federal Housing Administration published FHA Info #2023-67 as a reminder to mortgagees about its guidance for originating and/or servicing … more HUD Publishes Guidance for Originating/Servicing Loans in Disaster Areas
HUD Updates Processes for HECM Borrower Payments
The Federal Housing Administration today published Mortgagee Letter 2023-15 to improve FHA’s ability to make prompt payments in the event of a mortgagee default and to ensure that HECM borrowers receive … more HUD Updates Processes for HECM Borrower Payments
Reverse Mortgages Eligible for Hawaii’s HAF Program
Hawaii Governor Josh Green announced this week that reverse mortgage borrowers are now eligible for the state’s Housing Assistance Fund program, and he increased to $60,000 the maximum amount that eligible … more Reverse Mortgages Eligible for Hawaii’s HAF Program
New CO Law Protects Borrowers Impacted By Disasters
Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed legislation (House Bill 1266) into law on June 7 that provides new protections for reverse mortgage borrowers who have to vacate their properties … more New CO Law Protects Borrowers Impacted By Disasters
Joint Statement On Completing the LIBOR Transition
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a joint statement with four other federal regulatory agencies, and state bank and credit union regulators, as a reminder that use of … more Joint Statement On Completing the LIBOR Transition
NRMLA Suggests Ways to Improve HECM Assignment Process
In comments submitted to the Department of Housing and Urban Development this week, NRMLA offered recommendations to make the assignment process for HECM reverse mortgages more efficient and … more NRMLA Suggests Ways to Improve HECM Assignment Process
FHA Proposes Changes to HECM Assignment Claims Submission Process
By Weiner Brodsky Kider and NRMLA staff On April 4, 2023, FHA posted a draft Mortgagee Letter (ML) that would make changes to the HECM Assignment Claim Type 22 submission … more FHA Proposes Changes to HECM Assignment Claims Submission Process