The FHA's Impact on Consumer Reporting Agencies – FCRA Focus Podcast
On July 10, HUD and the OMB announced two changes regarding federal housing policies: first, they terminated several FHA mortgagee letters regarding appraisals; and they disbanded the Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity...more
On July 10, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) jointly announced the effective disbandment of the interagency Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity...more
Recently, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued Mortgagee Letter 2025-13 to revise the exclusive listing period for certain parties in connection with HUD real estate owned (REO) properties, and...more
On March 19, 2025, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) issued Mortgagee Letter (ML) 2025-08 titled “Rescinding Multiple Appraisal Policy Related Mortgagee Letters.” As the title suggests, FHA rescinded three mortgagee...more
On March 19, the FHA rescinded three mortgagee letters related to appraisal policies in its Single Family Housing programs through Mortgagee Letter 2025-08. The letter rescinds FHA Single Family Housing policy changes issued...more
As previously reported, recently a US District Court granted a preliminary injunction preventing the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from implementing new requirements for government-provided down payment...more