When you apply for a mortgage loan, you’re asking to borrow money from a lender. Lenders use the mortgage underwriting process to assess how risky it is to provide you with that loan. In the same way ...

Risky home loans led to the 2008 housing crisis and the subsequent Great Recession. Regulators and lenders quickly tightened mortgage-underwriting standards to prevent future crashes. Have we ...

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The Federal Housing Administration announced on Wednesday the launch of its first automated underwriting system that will allow lenders to submit loan application data electronically for single family ...

The Federal Housing Administration is returning to manual reviews of higher-risk loans it insures because it's finding that a growing share have lower credit scores, higher debt-to-income ratios, or ...

The majority of mortgage applications are processed with automated technology, but lenders can use manual mortgage underwriting for more complex financial situations. If you have a limited credit ...

In December, AmTrust Title Insurance Company announced the hiring of seasoned underwriter Mary Shelley as its midwest region agency underwriter. We took the opportunity to talk to Shelley, who has 35 ...

FHA loans are insured by the federal government and financed through lenders that sell the loans into securities guaranteed by Ginnie Mae. That backing lets investors accept slightly lower yields, ...

FHA is reversing an earlier decision to remove the rule requiring manual underwriting for mortgages with credit scores below 620 and a ratio of debt to income above 43 percent. The decision, conveyed ...

HUD is preparing to implement a few new policies that will no doubt affect your pipeline/loan application process. Last week, HUD and the FHA invited public comment on three of those policy changes, ...

After you apply for a mortgage, lenders use a process called underwriting to determine whether to approve or deny your loan. The underwriting process typically takes between 40 and 50 days to complete ...