Learn the differences between homeowners and mortgage insurance. Find out how each one protects your investment or lender and what they mean for your mortgage.

In January 2025 the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued Mortgagee Letter 2025-06 revising servicing and claims requirements and loss mitigation options for FHA insured ...

On March 26, HUD Secretary Scott Turner announced a policy change regarding FHA loans, declaring that the FHA has revised its residency requirements to remove access to FHA-insured mortgages for ...

The proposed changes reduce acceptable rental income history from two years to 12 months, among other expansions of FHA guidelines Today, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) posted a draft ...

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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Monday published a new version of its Single Family Housing Handbook 4000.1, which includes numerous updates to its guidance for the Home ...

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The U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) has issued Mortgagee Letter 2024-02, establishing the Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) Payment Supplement, a new loss mitigation ...

A little over a month after the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that it had posted draft Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Origination through Servicing sections ...

Agency: "Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing--Federal Housing Commissioner, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)." SUMMARY: This notice advises of the cause and effect of ...