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FHA Commissioner Outlines Recent Updates and Discusses New Policy Initiatives

These include a new product option for FHA’s Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM), changes to our Mortgage Insurance Premiums (MIPs), and new credit score and down payment requirements for FHA borro... read more

HUD Clarifies Reverse Mortgage Changes, Bailout for FHA

In this week’s Reverse Focus podcast, Shannon Hicks discusses a recent article from ... in the line of credit is calculated over time. HECM changes to spark a reverse mortgage industry revival? FHA to ... read more

The Risks Of Reverse Mortgages

My last couple of posts, beginning with The Mortgage is Dead; Long Live the Reverse Mortgage, have extolled the virtues of the improved FHA HECM reverse mortgage ... In What's the Deal with Reverse Mo... read more

FHA Tackles New HECM Changes

the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has announced new HECM program policies. Two Mortgagee Letters were published; a Mortgagee Letter announcing changes to the HECM program and a Mortgagee Letter ... read more

What to know about the new jumbo reverse mortgages

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA ... to change how they market it, who they sell it to and how they offer advice,” said Jamie Hopkins, director of retirement research at Carson Group, a retirem... read more

FHA Extends Deadline for HECM Delinquencies

to file the due and payment notices in accordance with changes made by the FHA last April. The extra time was added to give servicers more time to pursue loss mitigation options such as an HECM Loss M... read more

New Reverse Mortgage Rules May ‘Trim’ Demand, HUD Updates Counselors

In this week’s Reverse Focus podcast, Shannon Hicks discusses recently ... guidance in wake of recent HECM changes LGBT protections already addressed in HUD housing programs Nasdaq: New reverse mortga... read more

HECM Program Changes: An Emergency or an Excuse?

Changes are likely coming to the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) reverse mortgage program. Proposed changes include the long-awaited and first-ever financ... read more

Reverse-Mortgage Calculator

This value is then compared with the $679,650 FHA lending limit to determine the HECM eligible amount (the eligible amount ... and so it is not necessary for users to change this value—but the calcula... read more

HUD, VA, FHA, and Government Lender Updates

The final rule was published on February 3 rd, 2012 and changes to ... Housing has included the updates into its Single Family Housing Policy Handbook, 4.0001, effective June 15, 2015. The February ed... read more

Ocwen Financial: Detailed History, Valuation, And The Road To Profitability

Ocwen will earn $1/sh 2017 EPS and the share price will rise to $6.75 There is an FHA private label portfolio refi opportunity ... 2012 Ocwen National Mortgage Settlement on page D13 - D14 discusses h... read more

FHA Changes Appraisal Policy on HECM Properties

the new policy is designed to reduce risks to its Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund and protect the health of the FHA’s HECM program. In a 2017 evaluation, the Department of Housing and Urban Development ... read more