HMBS portfolio continues to pose ‘significant risk’ to HUD, internal report finds

HMBS portfolio continues to pose ‘significant risk’ to HUD, internal report finds

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a new report detailing what it says are the top management challenges for the department in... Read more »
FHA commissioner, HUD counseling head on serving seniors with reverse mortgages

FHA commissioner, HUD counseling head on serving seniors with reverse mortgages

Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Commissioner Julia Gordon and David Berenbaum, deputy assistant secretary for the Office of Housing Counseling at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), returned to this... Read more »
HUD counseling head says partnership with reverse mortgage industry ensures seniors’ safety

HUD counseling head says partnership with reverse mortgage industry ensures seniors’ safety

David Berenbaum, deputy assistant secretary for the Office of Housing Counseling at the U.S.  Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), addressed industry attendees at the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA)... Read more »
HUD Partners With Zillow To Close Racial Homeownership Gap

HUD Partners With Zillow To Close Racial Homeownership Gap

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has partnered with Zillow for “Let’s Make Home the Goal,” a campaign aimed at connecting minority communities with HUD pre-housing counseling services. Whether it’s refining... Read more »
HUD counseling head says partnership with reverse mortgage industry ensures seniors’ safety

To expand housing counseling services, HUD taps Zillow

The federal government is launching a campaign on Zillow to help provide housing counseling services to more Americans. The Department of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Tuesday also... Read more »
HUD counseling head says partnership with reverse mortgage industry ensures seniors’ safety

HUD issues ’extensive’ update to manufactured housing safety standards

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Wednesday announced updates to its manufactured housing construction and safety standards, a move it called the most extensive such updates in three... Read more »
HUD counseling head says partnership with reverse mortgage industry ensures seniors’ safety

HUD issues $13.5M in affordable housing grants

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Thursday announced a new series of affordable housing grants totaling $13.5 million, which will go to support the creation of homes for... Read more »
HUD counseling head says partnership with reverse mortgage industry ensures seniors’ safety

HUD awards $30M to fight Fair Housing Act violations

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Tuesday announced that it awarded $30 million in grants to fair housing organizations across the nation, which will go to “support the... Read more »
HUD seeks public comment on updates to reverse mortgage documents

HUD seeks public comment on updates to reverse mortgage documents

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s Office of Policy Development and Research is seeking public comment related to application and origination documents for the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-backed Home... Read more »
Marcia Fudge talks HUD departure, why it’s time ‘to go home’

Marcia Fudge talks HUD departure, why it’s time ‘to go home’

Marcia Fudge is now the former secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), having served her final day on Friday, March 22, after announcing her resignation just 11... Read more »