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Reactions have been mixed on the FHA's latest mortgage insurance premium reduction. But the lower premiums will likely be a boon for one group in particular,, according to Moody's.

While many praised the Federal Housing Administration's recent decision to lower its mortgage insurance premiums by 25 basis points, not everyone was a fan.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Private mortgage insurance has overtaken the FHA for largest share in the U.S. mortgage insurance market. Will the FHA act to try and regain the highest market share?