This morning, the Federal Housing Administration issued FHA Info 2025-49 to highlight single-family operations and systems availability during the federal government shutdown. While claims filing and processing WILL … more Impact of Government Shutdown on HECM
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FHA Expands Presidentially-Declared Disaster Area in Texas
The Department of Housing and Urban Development expanded the Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Area (PDMDA) declaration in Texas to include Burnet, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Llano, Mason, McCulloch, Menard, San … more FHA Expands Presidentially-Declared Disaster Area in Texas
HUD Rescinds Three MLs That Impact HECM
On June 27, the Department of Housing and Urban Development published five mortgagee letters that rescinded policies in its Single Family mortgage insurance program, spanning the origination process … more HUD Rescinds Three MLs That Impact HECM
FHA Implements Multifactor Authentication for FHA Connection
The Federal Housing Administration implemented a new phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication (MFA) for its FHA Connection (FHAC) system. The phishing-resistant MFA is available now to all FHAC users and … more FHA Implements Multifactor Authentication for FHA Connection
HUD Introduces FHA Catalyst Partner Environment
This week, the Federal Housing Administration announced in FHA Info 2025-19 the availability of the Catalyst Partner Environment, a new Application Programming Interface (API) testing platform designed to … more HUD Introduces FHA Catalyst Partner Environment
FHA Rescinds Anti-Discrimination Appraisal Policies
The Federal Housing Administration rescinded three mortgagee letters that had sought to reduce discrimination in the appraisal process but which the Trump administration argued had created barriers and … more FHA Rescinds Anti-Discrimination Appraisal Policies
NRMLA Asks HUD to Extend ORCA Initiative to HECM
NRMLA has asked the Department of Housing and Urban Development to consider extending its Optional Reimbursement Claim Alternative (ORCA) to the HECM program. Earlier this year, HUD published … more NRMLA Asks HUD to Extend ORCA Initiative to HECM
HUD Extends Foreclosure Relief to CA Homeowners
The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced a 90-day extension of its foreclosure moratorium on FHA-insured mortgages, including HECMs, for areas of Los Angeles County devastated by … more HUD Extends Foreclosure Relief to CA Homeowners
FHA Issues Waivers of Construction Flood Elevation Requirements
The Federal Housing Administration announced in FHA Info 2025-10 that it was issuing a temporary partial regulatory waiver and related Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1 (Handbook 4000.1) … more FHA Issues Waivers of Construction Flood Elevation Requirements
HUD IG Issues Reverse Mortgage Bulletin
The Fraud Bulletin was published in response to the recent criminal conviction of Mark Diamond, a Chicago-based contractor who orchestrated a home repair and reverse mortgage fraud scheme … more HUD IG Issues Reverse Mortgage Bulletin
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