FHA

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FHA • abbr. Federal Housing Administration.

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	'FHA Reform Could Aid Thousands of B&C Borrowers': Modernization of the... Magazine article from: National Mortgage News March 19, 2007 700+ words ...subprime borrowers, if Congress passes an FHA reform bill this year. The reforms will also keep the FHA insurance fund in the black, they say, making...Senate appropriators are concerned that the FHA may be adopting more risky lending subprime...
	FHA Reform Moves Ahead in Washington. News Wire article from: Mortgage Line Collins, Brian October 10, 2007 700+ words ...agree on a Federal Housing Administration reform bill that lowers the FHA requirement to 1.5% and raises the FHA loan limit to $417,000 in high-cost areas. Reforming FHA is going to be a "big help" in dealing with the "mortgage crisis...
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