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FHA Reduces Mortgage Insurance Premiums

For the first time in two years, the Federal Housing Administration has lowered its annual mortgage insurance premiums paid by most borrowers in an effort to expand homeownership and save money for existing borrowers.

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Will FHA Further Cut MI Premiums?

It has been two years since the FHA lowered its mortgage insurance premiums down to 0.85 percent. Is another reduction in the cards as the Obama Administration nears its conclusion?

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NAHB Chairman: If I Were FHA Commissioner . . .

National Association of Home Builders Chairman Ed Brady has spoken to the new adminstration's transition team about the position of FHA Commissioner. Brady spoke with MReport about what changes he would make if he gets the position.

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Now It’s FHA’s Turn to Raise Loan Limits

Right before Thanksgiving, the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced it will be raising the maximum conforming loan limits on GSE-backed mortgages. The Federal Housing Administration has now followed suit.

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HUD: FHA’s MMI Fund is ‘Financially Sound’

The Federal Housing Administration's Mutual Mortgage Insurance fund has been a source of controversy in the housing industry over the last two years. According to HUD, however, the financial health of the fund is not a concern.

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HUD Grants Appraisers a Reprieve

Home appraisers received some relief in the form of a clarification of a requirement issued earlier this year in HUD’s recent updates to FHA’s Single-Family Housing Policy Handbook.

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PACE Heats Up With FHA Announcement

The debate around Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs is heating up with the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announcement permitting FHA-insured mortgages on some PACE-assessed properties.

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