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Top FHA News & Commentary

Foreclosure Victims Make Surprising Return To Homeownership (Wed 5/16) - Data is not available, but interviews with more than 30 lenders, builders, Realtors and consumers suggest that a growing number of Americans are getting back into the housing market, even thou...
Mortgage Principal Reductions Weighed for Fannie, Freddie (Wed 5/16) - The conservator of Fannie Mae (FNMA) and Freddie Mac may let servicers forgive debt on a limited number of mortgages owned or guaranteed by the taxpayer-owned companies, according to a person...
When Will We Learn? The Banks Don't Think We Ever Will, But We Must (Wed 5/16) - In 2007, the banks gambled on mortgages and lost, causing the largest global recession since 1929. They then gambled on European sovereign debt and lost. And now we hear J P Morgan Chase (JPM...
Mortgage Rule Updates: What's "Trending" Now! (Fri 5/11) - From MortgageCurrentcy.com: NMLS changes... CFPB on transitional mortgage licenses... our new summary on FHA/VA financing of rural properties, our new HARP FAQ, Fannie and Freddie on short sal...
Justice Department Settles Another Bankster Fraud Suit for Peanuts (Fri 5/11) - ``MORTGAGEIT also admitted that it submitted certifications to HUD stating that certain loans were eligible for FHA mortgage insurance when in fact they were not; that FHA insured certain loan...

Will the FHA require a bailout? 1 million underwater mortgages originated in last two years! (Thu 5/10)
Fannie Mae posts biggest profit since 2007 (Thu 5/10)
FHA New Foreclosures Jump as Modified Loans Default (Wed 5/09)
Prelude to HARP 3.0 as Donovan Testifies at Senate Hearing (Tue 5/08)
Fannie Refused to Punish Countrywide for Bad Debt, Lockhart Says (Tue 5/08)
Fannie, Freddie are set to reduce mortgage balances in California (Tue 5/08)
Look Who's Pushing Homeowners Off the Foreclosure Cliff (Mon 5/07)
UBS loses bid to dismiss FHFA mortgage debt case (Sun 5/06)
Yes You Can: Apply Again for a Mortgage Refinance After Denial (Fri 5/04)
Freddie Mac Says Mortgage Refund Demands Hit $3.2 Billion (Fri 5/04)

Latest Discussion on the Forum

RE: Wife's gets new FHA loan during husband's foreclosure - ignore the payday loan person - an obvious scam. if YOU are not obligated on the mortgage being foreclosed on AND you qualify f... (Thu 3/22)
RE: Will I Get A Full Approval Considering My Income and Ratio? - If all your numbers are accurate and and your scores are as high as you say that would put you at a 43% back end ratio. Do you ... (Sun 7/24)
RE: Part-time/2nd job income - Professor Dom, If a borrower has a full-time job for 8 years and a 2nd job in the same position working 32 hours per week for 1... (Thu 6/16)
RE: First Guaranty Mortgage Corporation - I use them and they are pretty good. A little slow on clearing conditions but if you email them and keep on them it gets done. ... (Fri 4/01)
RE: New FHA rules 2010? - Has anybody heard where loan officers cannot process their own files to submit to underwriting? Did anyone ever find out if thi... (Tue 12/28)
WR Starkey Mortgage, LLP, Plano, TX - (from HUD/OIG's elistserv) Quote: We performed an audit of WR Starkey Mortgage, LLP (WR Starkey), located in Plano, TX, a Feder... (Fri 12/17)
RE: FHA Training and Classes Announcements - FHA training and events: December 2, 2010, Miami FL. Rebuilding the Purchase Market. A symposium for housing industry professio... (Mon 11/29)
RE: FHA Streamline - quit the whining - I thought it was odd that they would exclude the impounds as I did not see where the HOC would have the authority to override t... (Tue 11/16)