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NAR wants VA to change rules that prohibit veteran buyers from paying broker commissions

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Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) to revise its policies that ban veterans from paying broker commissions, an issue that is gaining attention following the NAR’s landmark $418 million settlement. The currency policy will put VA buyers on the sidelines, especially in a market with already tight inventory, Sears pointed out.

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Agent commission lawsuits cast long shadow over VA, FHA borrowers

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In the aftermath, one of the most contentious issues in the minds of mortgage professionals is how the ruling might affect FHA and VA mortgage borrowers. FHA loans are a popular option for first-time homebuyers or those who don’t have a lot of cash saved for a down payment, because the loans require a minimum of 3.5%

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NRMLA, MBA provide comments on HECM application, origination documents

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MBA and NRMLA each state that they are generally supportive of the proposed changes, which include wholesale revisions to the lender table for the best estimate of the total cost of a refinancing to the borrower, as well as increases to the borrower’s principal limit. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) loans.

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HUD seeks public comment on updates to reverse mortgage documents

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The first is for the HECM anti-churning disclosure, which is designed to protect borrowers from unnecessary loan refinancing. The first is for the HECM anti-churning disclosure, which is designed to protect borrowers from unnecessary loan refinancing. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) loans, the notice said.

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CFPB continues to bring actions against mortgage companies targeting veterans with deceptive ads

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According to the CFPB, Service 1st Mortgage and Hypotec advertised specific credit terms, such as interest rates, APRs, and hypothetical payment amounts that they wer not prepared to offer, or that they could only offer for an introductory period but advertised as if they were permanent loan terms. 26, the CFPB settled with PHLoans , Inc.,

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VA extends deadline for COVID-19 home retention options

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The Department of Veterans Affairs is giving borrowers impacted by the pandemic an additional fifteen months to get loan payment relief. The department said at the time that they do not normally allow for the modifications to lengthen the loan maturity date by more than a year past the original maturity date without VA preapproval.

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GSEs completed nearly 60,000 foreclosure prevention actions in Q1 2023: FHFA

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The total number of loans in forbearance at the end of Q1 stood at 65,757, coming out to 0.21% of the total loans serviced and 15% of delinquent loans. Sixteen percent of home modifications in Q1 were modifications with principal forbearance, the report said. The serious delinquency rate also decreased to 0.6%

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