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Foreclosure auctions rise in Q1 after VA moratorium expires

Housing Wire

Activity increased across all loan types except those backed by the U.S. Loans guaranteed by the U.S. Real estate-owned ( REO ) auction activity, which involves properties that have reverted to lenders, also showed mixed signals. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

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FHA adds 40-year loan term to COVID-19 arsenal

Housing Wire

The Federal Housing Administration told mortgage servicers that they can now offer a 40-year loan term as a COVID-19 recovery option. The administration added that some loans funded through mortgage revenue bonds may not qualify for the new loss mitigation option. Comments from the mortgage industry are due by May 31.

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Industry supports FHA’s 40-year loan term option — with caveats

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The deadline for the mortgage industry to chime in on the Federal Housing Administration ‘s (FHA) proposed 40-year loan modification rule was at the end of May. It remains unclear when the FHA plans to add the 40-year loan modification option to its servicing and loss mitigation handbook.

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FHA publishes final rule on the 40-year loan modification

Housing Wire

The Federal Housing Administration ( FHA ) announced this week that a final rule related to an increased 40-year loan modification term has been published in the Federal Register. The rule allows mortgagees to increase the maximum term of an FHA-insured mortgage loan modification from 360 to 480 months following a default.

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FHFA assisted nearly 44,000 troubled homeowners in Q4 2023

Housing Wire

Of these actions, 2.682 million have been permanent loan modifications and 3.519 million actions have been other forms of assistance that allowed troubled borrowers to stay in their homes. Loan modifications dropped from 14,363 in Q3 to 12,758 in Q4, an 11.2% The rate for U.S.

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FHFA prevention actions surpassed 52K in Q4 2022

Housing Wire

According to the report, about 37% of the loan modifications completed in Q4 reduced borrowers’ monthly payments by at or over 20%. Comparatively, the serious delinquency rate for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans was 4.4% Total property acquisitions decreased 9% to 1,706 as dispositions decreased by 2% to 977 in Q4.

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FHFA extends forbearance period to 18 months

Housing Wire

To accommodate the large volume of loans still in forbearance, mortgage servicers must have functional, flexible and effective forbearance processes in place. The new date matches the moratorium set by HUD for FHA and USDA loans. From forbearance to post-forbearance: How to make the process effective. Presented by: FICS.