MISMO has published a new dataset specification for the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Addendum to the Uniform Residential Loan Application (URLA), marking a key step forward in ...

HUD FOIA response reveals FHA collects no citizenship/residency data on loan apps, raising enforcement questions.

Recently the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rescinded various FHA mortgage loan requirements in a series of five Mortgagee Letters. As previously reported, HUD announced in ...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has issued Mortgagee Letter 2025-09, which updates the residency requirements for borrowers seeking Federal Housing Authority (FHA) insured ...

An FHA 203(k) loan allows you to finance your home purchase or mortgage refinance and home renovations Written By Written by Contributor, Buy Side Daria Uhlig is a contributor to Buy Side and expert ...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced a new policy on Wednesday that will enable mortgage borrowers to “request a ...

Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Marcia Fudge suggested to a congressional committee that the department could consider eliminating life-of-loan premium ...

The Federal Housing Finance Agency sets loan limits, which vary by property type and county Written By Written by Contributor, Buy Side Amy Fontinelle is a contributor to Buy Side and an expert on ...

In late February 2026, Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp. completed a US$178.5 million follow-on common stock offering at US$85 per share, issuing 2,100,000 shares at a US$4.25 per-share discount to ...

An FHA loan is a type of mortgage that is insured by the Federal Housing Administration, a subsidiary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). FHA loans are issued by private lenders ...