federal housing administration

Will FHA be the next big bailout?

Economic news - CNNMoney.com  Tue, 11/15/2011 - 18:25

Continued trouble in the housing market has further eroded the Federal Housing Administration's reserves, leaving it with a very thin cushion to protect it against future financial losses.


 

Mortgages: HUD Combats Discrimination

NYT > Your Money  Fri, 11/06/2009 - 22:06

The federal government is poised to enact rules to combat discrimination on loans backed by the Federal Housing Administration.


 

Obama bolsters program that insures home loans

Economic news - CNNMoney.com  Fri, 09/18/2009 - 12:28

With a growing number of homebuyers depending on government-insured loans, the Obama administration is taking steps to shore up the Federal Housing Administration program.


 

Looking for a Mortgage? Check Out the F.H.A.’s Rules

NYT > Your Money  Wed, 03/04/2009 - 09:02

A primer on how to qualify for a mortgage backed by the Federal Housing Administration.


 

Could home-loan rescue bill sink FHA?

Marketplace  Wed, 05/07/2008 - 15:19

The House is debating a $300 billion home-loan rescue package that would dramatically increase the role of the Federal Housing Administration to clean up the subprime mess.

Nancy Marshall Genzer reports on whether the FHA is up to the job.


 

The FHA needs more authority in crisis

Marketplace  Thu, 03/06/2008 - 15:35

Commentator and economist Glenn Hubbard says that to fix the housing crisis we must give the Federal Housing Administration more authority.

He believes it should offer new loans to subprime mortgage holders to enable them to refinance.