The Federal Housing Administration fully automated the second-appraisal process for reverse mortgage lenders on Friday, a move it had promised would come by December 1st. In September, the agency ...

Home appraisals involve paperwork and physical property inspections, and buyers should know the Federal Housing Administration is stricter about them for its government-backed loans than are brokers ...

The Federal Housing Administration’s investigation into possible appraisal inflations on reverse mortgage loans revealed an issue the agency decided it must address. On Friday, the FHA announced that ...

FHA loans offer flexibility to borrowers with low credit scores and limited funds for a home down payment. But there’s one area where FHA lenders can’t be flexible: the appraisal. Any property that’s ...

Britney Crawford, James Wright Jr. On March 19, 2025, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) issued Mortgagee Letter (ML) 2025-08 titled “Rescinding Multiple Appraisal Policy Related Mortgagee ...

Britney Crawford, James Wright Jr. On May 1, 2024, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) issued Mortgagee Letter (ML) 2024-07 titled “Appraisal Review and Reconsideration of Value Updates,” which ...

NAMB Enterprises, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the National Association of Mortgage Brokers (NAMB), has partnered with Olde City Lending Solutions to offer mortgage broker appraisal ordering service ...

We’re looking at purchasing a 2-family home. The offer’s been accepted, we’ve had the inspection done and negotiated issues, getting a little off price. We’re going with a FHA loan so once the ...