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Single Family Housing Archived Webinars

This page contains links to the archived versions of previously recorded webinars presented by FHA's Office of Single Family Housing. These recordings are for informational purposes only and are not an official source FHA policy; they should be viewed as such. See the list of current webinars and classroom offerings.

Handbook 4000.1 Pre-recorded Training Modules. These pre-recorded training modules provide an overview of the policies and programs contained in the Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1 (Handbook 4000.1) for all Single Family products and programs.

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Webinars are provided with transcripts for use by the hearing impaired and others. Once you register and launch the archived webinar, access the transcript by clicking the "Captions" button below the presentation screen.

Webinar Archives List:

  • Single Family Neighborhood Watch (Recorded 8/14/2024) This webinar provided attendees with an overview of the Single Family Neighborhood Watch system, its use, and functionality; specifically, querying and available reporting options. It also highlighted the FHA Credit Watch Termination initiative and covered all the system features available to FHA-approved mortgagees. Additional focus was provided on the origination and underwriting system functions. The webinar concluded with a Q&A session. Webinar Duration: 75 minutes. Course materials. To view the archived webinar, select Register for this Webinar where the required registration fields on the On-Demand Registration page must be completed.

  • Updates to FHA's 203(k) Rehabilitation Mortgage Insurance Program – Industry Briefing: FHA subject matter experts hosted the first of two industry stakeholder briefings with mortgagees, 203(k) Consultants, real estate professionals, and other interested parties in FHA transactions regarding the recent revisions to its 203(k) Rehabilitation Mortgage Insurance Program, including updates to its 203(k) Consultant requirements and fees. Session II was a repeat of the information covered in Session I.

  • FHA Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) Policy Update Webinar – Handbook 4000.1 Origination through Post-closing/Endorsement. These webinars focused on Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) policy updates announced in the October 31, 2023, publication of FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook (Handbook 4000.1). The webinars are presented in two sessions that provide an overview of policy highlights in the HECM Origination through Post-closing and Endorsement sections of Handbook 4000.1.

    • Session I (Recorded 4/10/2024) begins with an overview of the HECM section's style and structure, followed by origination processing and credit policy. Webinar Duration: 89 minutes. Course Materials. To view the archived webinar, please select Register for this Webinar where you must complete the required registration fields on the On-Demand Registration page.
    • Session II (Recorded 4/11/2024) covers policies for underwriting the property, closing, and endorsement requirements. Webinar Duration: 72 minutes. Course Materials. To view the archived webinar, please select Register for this Webinar where you must complete the required registration fields on the On-Demand Registration page.

  • FHA Servicing Quality Assurance Update Webinar (Recorded 3/27/2024) The FHA's Office of Lender Activities and Program Compliance conducted a free virtual webinar which provided Federal Housing Administration (FHA) quality assurance results for calendar year 2023. This webinar focused on top findings from loan-level servicing and lender-level operational reviews. Webinar Duration: 73 minutes. Course Materials. To view the archived webinar, please select Register for this Webinar where you must complete the required registration fields on the On-Demand Registration page.

  • FHA Underwriting Quality Assurance Update Webinar (Recorded 3/20/2024) The FHA's Office of Lender Activities and Program Compliance conducted a free virtual webinar which provided Federal Housing Administration (FHA) quality assurance results for calendar year 2023. This webinar focused on top findings from loan-level underwriting and lender-level operational reviews. Webinar Duration: 97 minutes. Course Materials. To view the archived webinar, please select Register for this Webinar where you must complete the required registration fields on the On-Demand Registration page.

  • FHA-Approved Mortgagee Annual Recertification Requirements (Recorded 9/26/2023) The FHA's Office of Lender Activities and Program Compliance conducted a free virtual webinar on FHA Approved Mortgagee Annual Recertification Requirements as outlined in Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1. This free, online webinar will assist FHA-approved lenders (and their auditors) with their upcoming Annual Recertification and provide detailed information on how to successfully submit an acceptable recertification package via the Lender Electronic Assessment Portal (LEAP). Webinar Duration: 88 minutes. Course Materials. To view the archived webinar, please select Register for this Webinar where you must complete the required registration fields on the On-Demand Registration page.

  • FHA Loan Review System Basics (Recorded 8/23/2023) The FHA's Office of Lender Activities and Program Compliance conducted a free webinar session on the FHA Loan Review System Basics as outlined in FHA's Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1. Topics included basic information about system access and responding to loan review findings, as well as an overview of FHA's Defect Taxonomy, lender self-reporting and indemnifications. Webinar Duration: 85 minutes. Course Materials. To view the archived webinar, please select Register for this Webinar where you must complete the required registration fields on the On-Demand Registration page.

  • FHA Application Workshop Series: Session 3 - Supervised and Government Applicants (Recorded 7/18/2023) The FHA's Office of Lender Activities and Program Compliance conducted a series of free webinar sessions on the FHA Lender Approval Application process as outlined in FHA's Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1. This webinar provided a detailed overview of the FHA Lender Approval Application process, the eligibility requirements, and required documentation for supervised and government mortgagees. Common application deficiencies were addressed and tips for submitting a successful application will be provided. Webinar Duration: 69 minutes. Course Materials. To view the archived webinar, please select Register for this Webinar where you must complete the required registration fields on the On-Demand Registration page.

  • FHA Application Workshop Series: Session 2 - Non-Supervised Applicants Webinar (Recorded 7/11/2023) The FHA's Office of Lender Activities and Program Compliance conducted a series of free webinar sessions on the FHA Lender Approval Application process as outlined in FHA's Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1. This webinar provided a detailed overview of the FHA Lender Approval Application process, the eligibility requirements and required documentation for non-supervised mortgagees. Common application deficiencies were addressed and tips for submitting a successful application were provided. Webinar Duration: 63 minutes. Course Materials. To view the archived webinar, please select Register for this Webinar where you must complete the required registration fields on the On-Demand Registration page.

  • FHA Servicing Quality Assurance (Recorded 4/19/2023) This webinar covers the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) quality assurance results, focused on servicing reviews, as well as information about top servicing findings, self-reporting, and quality control requirements for servicers. Webinar Duration: 73 minutes. Course Materials To view the archived webinar, please select Register for this Webinar  where you must complete the required registration fields on the On-Demand Registration page.

  • FHA Application Workshop Series: Session 1 – Financial Requirements for FHA Approval (Recorded 4/13/2023) This webinar provides a detailed overview of the financial reports that must be included with the FHA Lender Approval Application, as well as explain the minimum financial requirements that an entity must meet and maintain to become an FHA-approved Mortgagee (lender). Webinar Duration: 53minutes. Course Materials To view the archived webinar, please select Register for this Webinar where you must complete the required registration fields on the On-Demand Registration page.

  • FHA Quality Assurance Update (Recorded 1/18/2023): This webinar provides Federal Housing Administration (FHA) quality assurance results for the past 12 months, as well as information about top findings from underwriting and servicing reviews. The webinar concludes with a question and answer session. Webinar Duration: 90 minutes. Course Materials To view the archived webinar, please select Register for this Webinar  where you must complete the required registration fields on the On-Demand Registration page.

  • FHA-Approved Mortgagee Annual Recertification Requirements (Recorded 9/27/2022):   This webinar will assist FHA-approved lenders (and their auditors) with their upcoming Annual Recertification and provide detailed information on how to successfully submit an acceptable recertification package via the Lender Electronic Assessment Portal (LEAP). The webinar will also highlight the recently published Mortgagee Letter 2022-14, "Unique Entity Identifier for FHA-Approved Lenders, Mortgagees and Entities Seeking FHA Approval". The webinar concludes with a question and answer session. Webinar Duration: 82 minutes. Course Materials To view the archived webinar, please select Register for this Webinar  where you must complete the required registration fields on the On-Demand Registration page.

  • 203(k) Rehabilitation Program Training (Recorded 9/22/2022): This training provides an update on the 203(k) Rehabilitation Mortgage Insurance Program policies and Consultant requirements. Topics for discussion include Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1 updates, policies and procedures on Program Requirements, Property Eligibility, Lender Responsibilities related to Consultant and Appraisal requirements, and more. Webinar Duration: 91 minutes. Course Materials To view the archived webinar, please select Register for this Webinar  where you must complete the required registration fields on the On-Demand Registration page.

  • Neighborhood Watch Early Warning System (Recorded 6/29/2022): This webinar provides an overview of the querying and reporting options in the Neighborhood Watch Early Warning System (Neighborhood Watch).  The webinar covers all of the system features available to FHA-approved mortgagees, however more attention will be given to origination and underwriting system functions. The webinar concludes with a question and answer session. Webinar Duration: 88 minutes. Course Materials To view the archived webinar, please select the Register for this Webinar tab on the Landing Page.

  • 2022 Single Family Housing Lender Training – Credit Underwriting: Session II  (Recorded 6/22/2022): This training provides an update on underwriting standards, practices, and policies. Topics for discussion include Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1 updates. Session II more specifically covers assets, mortgage calculations, TOTAL Mortgage Scorecard versus manual underwriting, and program types. Session I, previously held on June 8, 2022, covered general requirements, borrower eligibility, evaluating credit, and income. There is no charge for training courses offered by FHA. Webinar Duration: 126 minutes. Course Materials To view the archived webinar, please select the Register for this Webinar tab on the Landing Page.

  • 2022 Single Family Housing Lender Training – Credit Underwriting: Session I (Recorded 6/8/2022): This training provides an update on underwriting standards, practices, and policies. Topics for discussion include Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1 updates. The webinar also covers general requirements, borrower eligibility, evaluating credit and income. There is no charge for training courses offered by FHA. Webinar Duration: 120 minutes. Course Materials To view the archived webinar, please select the Register for this Webinar tab on the Landing Page.

  • Appraisal Policies, Principles and Practices for Appraisers (Recorded 3/31/2022): This training provides an update on appraisal standards, practices, and policies. Topics for discussion include Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1 updates, unbiased appraising and appraiser integrity, components of appraisal guidance, defective property conditions, and more. This training is not eligible for Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for licensed appraisers. There is no charge for training courses offered by FHA. Webinar Duration: 153 minutes. Course Materials To view the archived webinar, please select the Register for this Webinar tab on the Landing Page.

  • Notifications: What FHA Needs to Know and When (Recorded 1/26/2022): This webinar provides detailed information on how FHA-approved lenders can successfully submit notifications regarding actions affecting the institutions' profile information, via the Lender Electronic Assessment Portal (LEAP). The webinar concludes with a question and answer session. Webinar Duration: 61 minutes. Course Materials To view the archived webinar, please select the Register for this Webinar tab on the Landing Page.

  • FHA Quality Assurance Update (Recorded 12/15/2021): This webinar provides Federal Housing Administration (FHA) quality assurance results for the past 12 months, as well as information about top findings for underwriting and servicing reviews. The webinar concludes with a question and answer session. Webinar Duration: 76 minutes. Course Materials To view the archived webinar, please select the Register for this Webinar tab on the Landing Page.

  • HECM Section of Handbook 4000.1 Industry Briefing (10/21/2021): This industry briefing was held to provide stakeholders an overview of the organization and structure of the draft HECM sections. While the content is geared primarily for mortgagees, servicers and appraisers, all stakeholders are encouraged to review the material. Course Materials.

  • FHA-Approved Mortgagee Recertification Requirements (Recorded 9/29/2021): This online interactive workshop will assist FHA-approved mortgagees (and their auditors) with their upcoming Annual Recertification and provide detailed information on how they can successfully submit an acceptable recertification package via the Lender Electronic Assessment Portal (LEAP). The workshop concludes with a question and answer session. There is no charge for training courses offered by FHA. Webinar Duration: 68 minutes. Course Materials To view the archived webinar, please select the Register for this Webinar tab on the Landing Page.

  • FHA Appraisal Policies, Principles and Practices (Recorded 8/10/21): This training provides an update on appraisal standards, practices, and policies. Topics discussed include COVID-19 appraisal practices, Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1 updates, unbiased appraising and appraiser integrity, FHA Catalyst, minimum property requirements, minimum property standards, deferred maintenance, property flipping and more. This training is not eligible for Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for licensed appraisers. There is no charge for training courses offered by FHA. Webinar Duration:  141 minutes. Course Materials, including Q&A session. To view the archived webinar, please select Register for this Webinar on the Landing Page.

  • National Homeownership Month – Home Equity Conversion Mortgage 101 Webinar (Recorded 6/28/2021): This webinar provides and overview of the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program, the Federal Housing Administration's (FHA) reverse mortgage program. The session covers HECM program basics, eligibility requirements, endorsement protocols, and information on how to become an FHA-approved HECM lender. The webinar concludes with a questions and answers (Q&A) session of previously submitted questions. Webinar Duration: 70 minutes. Course Materials To view the archived webinar, please select the Register for this Webinar tab on the Landing Page.

  • Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1 Section III: Servicing and Loss Mitigation Key Changes (Recorded 4/19/2021): This webinar covers the policy changes and process improvements to the Servicing and Loss Mitigation section of Handbook 4000.1 that published on April 19, 2021. This training was previously announced in FHA INFO #21-23, dated April 19, 2021. Webinar Duration: 44 minutes. Course Materials To view the archived webinar, please select the Register for this Webinar tab on the Landing Page.

  • Corporate Officer FHA Notification and Eligibility (Recorded 3/31/2021): This webinar provides detailed information from Federal Housing Administration (FHA) representatives on how FHA-approved lenders can successfully submit notifications regarding their Corporate Officer information, via the Lender Electronic Assessment Portal (LEAP). Additionally, an in-depth review will be conducted concerning the eligibility requirements for those individuals being nominated as Corporate Officers. The webinar concludes with a question and answer (Q&A) session. Webinar Duration: 31 minutes. Course Materials To view the archived webinar, please select the Register for this Webinar tab on the Landing Page.

  • FHA Quality Assurance Update Q1 2021 (Recorded 3/23/2021): This online webinar provides Federal Housing Administration (FHA) quality assurance results for the most recent quarter, an update on Quality Control waivers, and an overview of FHA Quality Control requirements with a focus on compliance with COVID-19 servicing policy. The webinar concludes with a Question and Answer session. Webinar Duration: 123 minutes. Course Materials To view the archived webinar, please select the Register for this Webinar tab on the Landing Page.
  • Quality Assurance Update: Q4 2020 (Recorded 12/2/2020): This online webinar provides an update to the Federal Housing Administration's (FHA) quality assurance results for the most recent quarter, as well as specific information on FHA's Credit Watch Termination process. The webinar concludes with a Question and Answer session. Webinar Duration: 77 minutes. Course Materials To view the archived webinar, please select the Register for this Webinar tab on the Landing Page.
  • FHA-Approved Lender Annual Recertification Requirements (Recorded 9/10/2020): This webinar will assist FHA-approved lenders (and their auditors) with their upcoming Annual Recertification and provide detailed information on how they can successfully submit an acceptable recertification package via the Lender Electronic Assessment Portal (LEAP). The webinar concludes with a Question and Answer session. Webinar Duration: 72 minutes. Course Materials. To view the archived webinar, please select the Register for this Webinar tab on the Landing Page.
  • Servicing and Loss Mitigation for FHA-Insured Mortgages in Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Areas (PDMDAs) (Recorded 9/4/2020).  This online webinar provides a detailed overview of the Loss Mitigation policies outlined in  Section III.A.3.c. of the FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1 for Disaster-Affected Borrowers with FHA-insured mortgages whose property and/or place of employment is in a Presidentially-Declared Major Disaster Areas (PDMDAs).  Webinar Duration: 41 minutes.  Course Materials.  To view the pre-recorded webinar, please register here.
  • FHA Quality Assurance Update: Q3 2020 (Recorded 8/26/2020): This webinar provides an update on the Federal Housing Administration's (FHA) quality assurance results for the most recent quarter, as well as specific information on how lenders can access reports and data through the Loan Review System (LRS). The webinar concludes with a Question and Answer session. Webinar Duration: 61 minutes. Course Materials. To view the archived webinar, please select the Register for this Webinar tab on the Landing Page.

  • FHA-Approved Lender Notifications and Updates: What FHA Needs to Know and When (Recorded 7/22/2020): FHA representatives provide detailed information on how FHA-approved lenders can successfully submit notifications regarding actions affecting the institutions' profile information via the Lender Electronic Assessment Portal (LEAP). Included is a Question and Answer (Q&A) session following the presentation. Webinar Duration: 76 minutes. Course Materials. To view the archived webinar, please select Register To Watch The Recorded Webinar tab on the Landing Page.

  • Single Family Housing Policy Handbook Lender Training – Mortgage Credit (Recorded 6/30/20): This online webinar features representatives from the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) who will provide an update to mortgage credit underwriting standards, practices, and policies. The topics for discussion include: COVID-19 documentation flexibilities; evaluating credit, income, and assets; manual underwriting criteria; and endorsement protocols. Webinar Duration: 152 minutes. Course Materials. To view the archived webinar, please select Register for this Webinar on the Landing Page.

  • FHA Appraisal Policies, Principles and Practices (Recorded 6/17/20): This online webinar features representatives from the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) who will provide an update to appraisal standards, practices, and policies. The topics for discussion include: COVID-19 appraisal practices; minimum property requirements (MPR); minimum property standards (MPS); deferred maintenance; property flipping; and other pertinent appraisal topics. Webinar Duration: 151 minutes. Course Materials. To view the archived webinar, please select Register for this Webinar on the Landing Page.

  • FHA's Special National Homeownership Month Webcast: Supporting Homeownership: An Interagency Discussion Regarding the COVID-19 National Emergency (Recorded 6/16/2020): This webcast is hosted by the Federal Housing Administration's (FHA) Office of Single Family in commemoration of National Homeownership Month. The interagency discussion focuses on FHA's, and the Departments of Agriculture's (USDA), and Veterans Affairs' (VA) responses to the COVID-19 National Emergency. Guest speakers include the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Deputy Secretary Brian Montgomery, Acting Assistant Secretary for Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner Len Wolfson, and other senior leaders from FHA, USDA, and VA. Webinar Duration: 74 minutes.

  • FHA Quality Assurance Update: Q2 2020 (Recorded 5/20/2020): This online webinar provides an update on the Federal Housing Administration's (FHA) quality assurance results for the most recent quarter, as well as specific information on how lenders can access reports and data through the Loan Review System (LRS). This webinar concludes with a Question and Answer session. Webinar Duration: 45 minutes. Course Materials. To view the archived webinar, please select the Register for this Webinar tab on the Landing Page.

  • FHA's Updated Guidance for Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs) during the COVID-19 National Emergency (Recorded 5/20/2020): This online webinar provides a detailed overview of options available to HECM servicers and borrowers affected by the COVID-19 Presidentially-Declared National Emergency in accordance with the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) announced in Mortgagee Letter 2020-06, as well as the options provided by FHA to file Claim Type 22 claims announced in Mortgagee Letter 2020-12. Webinar Duration: 24 minutes. Course Materials. To view the archived webinar, please register here.

  • FHA's Loss Mitigation Options for Borrowers Affected by the Presidentially-Declared COVID-19 National Emergency (Recorded 4/15/2020): This online webinar provides a detailed overview of the loss mitigation policies available to Single Family borrowers, affected by the COVID-19 Presidentially-Declared National Emergency in accordance with the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). announced in Mortgagee Letter 2020-06. NOTE: For updated COVID-19 Loss Mitigation guidance, please view: FHA's COVID-19 Loss Mitigation Options. Webinar Duration: 35 minutes. Course Materials. To view the archived webinar, please register here.

  • FHA Quality Assurance Update: Q1 2020 (Recorded 2/26/2020): This online webinar provides an update on the Federal Housing Administration's (FHA) quality assurance results for the most recent quarter, as well as specific information on how lenders can access reports and data through the Loan Review System (LRS). This webinar concludes with a Question and Answer session. Webinar Duration: 56 minutes. Course Materials. To view the archived webinar, please select the Register for this Webinar tab on the Landing Page.

  • Defect Taxonomy Version 2 Implementation (Recorded 1/8/2020): This online webinar provides updates about the Federal Housing Administration's (FHA) quality assurance processes effective for loan reviews as of January 1, 2020, including the Defect Taxonomy Version 2 and Loan Review System (LRS) enhancements. The webinar concludes with a Question and Answer session. Webinar Duration: 90 minutes. Course Materials. To view the archived webinar, please register here.

  • FHA Quality Assurance Update (Recorded 11/20/2019): This online webinar provides an update of the Federal Housing Administration's (FHA) most recent quarter quality assurance results, as well as offer additional guidance on FHA's Compare Ratio. Webinar Duration: 55 minutes. Course Materials. To view the archived webinar, please register here.

  • Mergers/Acquisitions and Voluntary Withdrawals (Recorded 9/11/2019): This online webinar helps FHA-approved lenders with planning, and submitting requests for, Mergers/Acquisitions and Voluntary Withdrawals. The webinar provides detailed information on when, what, and how to submit requests via the Lender Electronic Assessment Portal (LEAP). The webinar concludes with a Question and Answer session. Webinar Duration: 53 minutes. Course Materials. To view the archived webinar, please register here.

  • FHA Approval and Recertification Requirements (Recorded 9/5/2019): This online webinar is designed to assist FHA-approved lenders with their upcoming Annual Recertification. The webinar provides detailed information on how FHA-approved lenders and their auditors can successfully submit an acceptable recertification package via the Lender Electronic Assessment Portal (LEAP), along with a Question and Answer session at the end of the webinar. Webinar Duration: 46 minutes. Course Materials. To view the archived webinar, please register here.

  • FHA Quality Assurance Update (Recorded 5/29/2019): This online webinar provides an update of the Federal Housing Administration's (FHA) quality assurance results for the most recent quarter, as well as offers additional guidance on lender self-reporting of Fraud, Misrepresentation, and Other Findings. Webinar Duration: 61 minutes. Course Materials. To view the archived webinar, please register here.




 

 

 

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