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Underwriting Federal Housing Administration (FHA)

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

HUD Requests Public Input on Buy Now Pay Later Loans and FHA Mortgage Eligibility

On June 24, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a Request for Information (RFI) to evaluate how Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) loans may affect FHA-insured mortgage underwriting. The RFI seeks comment on...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Potential Impact of FHA’s Revised Defect Taxonomy on Mortgage Originators and Servicers

On January 7, 2025, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) officially revised its Defect Taxonomy (Final Defect Taxonomy) with the publication of Mortgagee Letter (ML) 2025-01 and the related attachment detailing those...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Jury Verdict Expands to $298 Million in False Claims Act/FIRREA Case as Court Assesses Treble Damages and Penalties

A federal court in Texas recently entered a massive judgment against a mortgage originator for financial crisis conduct, transforming an already severe $93 million jury verdict into a $298 million punishment, and issuing one...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

California Amends RMLA: Federal Agency Approval Not Required For Processing and Underwriting Companies

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Effective January 1, 2017, the definition of lender under the California Residential Mortgage Lending Act (RMLA) will be amended to include third-party processors and/or underwriters who do not solicit loan applicants,...more

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HUD Settles with FHA Lender Over Alleged Underwriting Violations

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On September 23, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that on April 7, 2016 it had entered into a settlement with a Federal Housing Administration (FHA) approved lender over allegations that...more

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Will the DOJ Kill FHA Loans Through Their Use of the False Claims Act?

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The purpose of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is "to help creditworthy low income and first time homebuyers, individuals and families often denied traditional credit, to obtain a mortgage and purchase a home." This...more

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