VA issued Circular 26-16-28 defining VA’s support for the Single-Family Home Sustainability Initiative. This Circular introduces voluntary above-code wind hazard resilience standards, an above-code water efficiency standard, and reiterates VA’s energy efficiency programs and incentives available to veteran home loan borrowers.

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FHA Waives Early Payment Default Review Requirements for Properties Impacted by California Wildfires
FHA issued a waiver regarding early payment default review requirements for properties impacted by the California wildfires. FHA currently requires lenders to select all early