“Please forgive the stupid question. Help me understand. Isn’t FHA going to be Federally insured? I.e., government insured, i.e. if someone defaults/forecloses on loan, the government bails them out, i.e. the taxpayers? Or as mentioned, will it be a HUD home. Cool. HUD homes in 4S Ranch. I like that.”
The Housing and Urban Development department repossesses homes, mainly through its FHA program. The FHA insures lenders who make loans(see my Post above for how this is supposed to work). When a borrower defaults, the FHA makes good the loan to the lender, and takes the property back.
Watch out for a new plan for HUD to put the homes in an subsidized affordable rental housing scheme. (crackpot conspiracy theory but don’t let Washington catch wind of the idea)
I haven’t seen anyone post it but I think they might be in part targeting houses with 90 days or longer delinquencies, at least the gse’s anyway. I tried to find the reference to this topic but couldn’t right away so I quit.