NRMLA submitted letters to the leadership of the Senate Banking Committee and House Financial Services Committee to seek their assistance with the recent Reduction in Force (RIF) involving … more NRMLA Asks Lawmakers to Address HUD Firings
Federal and State Regulations
Responding to HUD’s HECM RFI
Over the next several weeks, NRMLA will be coordinating with our committees to draft responses to the Request for Information published recently by the Department of Housing and … more Responding to HUD’s HECM RFI
HUD Seeks Industry Feedback on HECM and HMBS Programs
The Department of Housing and Urban Development published a Request for Information in today’s Federal Register to gather market feedback on opportunities to enhance the HECM and HMBS … more HUD Seeks Industry Feedback on HECM and HMBS Programs
Impact of Government Shutdown on HECM
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
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On June 27, the Department of Housing and Urban Development published five mortgagee letters that rescinded policies in its Single Family mortgage insurance program, spanning the origination process … more HUD Rescinds Three MLs That Impact HECM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The Federal Housing Administration rescinded three mortgagee letters that had sought to reduce discrimination in the appraisal process but which the Trump administration argued had created barriers and …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
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