Personal Finance Advice and Commentary

The FHA is changing the rules for lump-sum payouts.

With rising fees, FHA loans will be more expensive next week.

Budget cuts and a potential government shutdown could get in the way of your loan closing.

Mortgages for homebuyers with low down payments are about to get more expensive — again. Borrowers will get stuck with the higher fee for the life of their loans.

FHA offers new options for borrowers struggling to pay their mortgages.

The financial repercussions of the housing crisis keep rumbling on.

Fannie, Freddie and the FHA are offering help to homeowners who live in areas where a major disaster has been declared as a result of Sandy.

Black and Latino homebuyers in communities of color received significantly fewer conventional mortgages than white homebuyers.

Borrowers are no longer required to pay off their collection accounts to be able to get an FHA mortgage.

Seeking to recoup losses from the housing bust, the FHA is casting a wider net.