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FHA delays the release of disputed audit of its finances
hf-implode.com — " The Federal Housing Administration abruptly delayed the release of a long-awaited independent audit of the financial soundness of the agency, citing potential problems with the accuracy of some of the study's economic models." (more) FHA delays the release of disputed audit of its finances
FHA Delays Fiscal Report
calculatedriskblog.com — From Diana Golobay at HousingWire: FHA Delays Yearly Fiscal Report over ‘Accuracy’ of Methodology A US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) spokeswoman indicated hours before the scheduled release that the report would not be completed ... (more) FHA Delays Fiscal Report
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FHA Delays Fiscal Report
Calculated Risk — ... actuarial study to better understand a broader range of risk scenarios,” Stevens said. “Based on these results, we raised questions about the accuracy of IFE’s modeling and IFE therefore advised us that we should not treat the report as final. IFE is now running additional tests to ensure that the final report is accurate.” Stevens added, “We will only release a report that we are confident is accurate and fully reflects the health of the FHA.”And from the WaPo: FHA abruptly delays audit of agency's financial health In September, Stevens said the ...

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FHA delays the release of disputed audit of its finances
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Rolfe Winkler — Fight over blog comments hits NH high court (NHPR, ht AK) Aaron Krowne is fighting the good fight for bloggers everywhere. FHA delays release of financial audit (ElBoghdady, WaPo) The dog ate my homework… Wells Fargo defers reckoning on troubled mortgage balances (Eckblad, DJ) Wells’ book of option ARMs threatens to blow up in the next few years as the loans recast, forcing borrowers to start paying down principal, not just making a minimum payment as they might on a credit card. Turning them into 6-10 year interst only loans ...

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