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Today, as part of its ongoing commitment to continuously improve housing relief efforts, the Obama Administration announced adjustments to the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) and created a ...

A consumer who sold his or her home in a short sale or lost it in a foreclosure would normally have to wait 36 months to purchase a primary residence again with an FHA fixed-rate mortgage. However, ...

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) published a new mortgagee letter on Friday laying out the details of enhancements to its Making Home Affordable Program (MHA) and its own refinance program ...

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is increasing the “floor” and “ceiling” FHA loan limits in 2025 to $524,225 and $1,209,750, respectively, the agency announced Tuesday. The new FHA loan limits ...

Amidst mounting public pressure to do more to keep struggling homeowners in their homes, the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Federal Housing Administration announced a series of ...

The program would allow struggling homeowners to keep their existing interest rate and reduce their monthly payment temporarily, using funds from the FHA Partial Claim. Legal expert says National ...

WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwired - Jun 30, 2014) - In a letter sent today to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the National Association of Realtors ® offered support for the Federal ...

WASHINGTON — The Department of Housing and Urban Development is highlighting homeownership figures for first-time homebuyers in an annual report from the Federal Housing Administration released ...

Federal Housing Administration mortgage-insurance programs are at risk as record U.S. home-loan defaults erode the government agency’s reserves, the inspector general of the Housing and Urban ...

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