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Mortgage trade groups urge VA to revise elements of proposed partial claim rules

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The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) urged the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to revise elements of its proposed partial claim and loss-mitigation policies for VA-backed mortgages, arguing that the draft rules could leave veteran borrowers at a disadvantage compared to others. In a comment letter submitted Wednesday and addressed to Patrick Zondervan, executive director […]

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FHA extends loss-mitigation deadline for mortgage servicers

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The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has extended the timeline for mortgage servicers to comply with the new loss-mitigation waterfall, according to a mortgagee letter issued Wednesday. While the provisions may be implemented by Oct. 1, they must be fully in place no later than Dec. 30, 2025, according to the letter signed by Frank Cassidy,

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An end to pandemic-era loss mitigation provisions is not a return to norms

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Servicers have known the loss mitigation waterfalls enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic were eventually going to change. But a recent acceleration of the new governance has left the industry with only six months to make critical adjustments to loss mitigation workflows. When the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a Mortgagee Letter

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