this federal housing administration (FHA) announced Friday its FHA Connection (FHAC) portal — which provides FHA-approved lenders and business partners with secure online access to computer systems U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) – Disruptions to some core services coincide with widely reported global technology outages caused by problems at a major U.S. technology provider.
“HUD is currently experiencing issues with users’ ability to log in or use various applications,” the department said Friday morning. “The Federal Housing Administration is aware of this issue and is working to identify the cause and find a solution. We will issue a notification when the issue is resolved. We are sorry for the inconvenience.”
house line We reached out to representatives from HUD and FHA for details on whether the global outages and FHAC issues are related, but did not receive an immediate response. HousingWire’s technical support email responded that the issue had been resolved as of Friday afternoon.
“We became aware of an issue with FHA connectivity this morning,” the support email said. “After gathering some information that may help determine the cause of the issue, we immediately reported the issue to HUD personnel. The issue has since been resolved.
Users are advised to try logging into FHAC again and report any ongoing issues.
ICE Mortgage Technology It also confirmed that its Encompass loan origination system was affected by the incident. The company first reported “technical difficulties” with its Encompass, Velocify and DDA services at 1:45 a.m. Pacific time. At 8:22 a.m. PT, multiple investors reported issues filling out updated rate sheets in the Encompass product and pricing service.
“Like many others in this connected world, we have experienced some isolated complications related to outages,” an ICE spokesperson wrote in a letter to HousingWire. “That said, I’m happy to report , all ICE mortgage technology systems are online and operational, and our teams are working to resolve any potential remaining issues.”
A National Multi-State Licensing System An NMLS spokesperson said the system was “briefly impacted due to a CrowdStrike issue but remains operational.”
technology disruption, impact Microsoft Windows computer systems and their Azure cloud services run software from technology security companies mass strikeleading to a series of problems in important industries such as technology, healthcare, air travel and emergency services.
Flight delays or cancellations were reported across the United States, and 911 services were affected in several states. Washington post.
The issues appear to stem from an update CrowdStrike released for its security software, which is used in technology markets around the world. CEO George Kurtz said in an appearance nbcToday’s report on Friday morning said the issue was not related to a cyberattack but to a software update issue.
Microsoft is a major technology provider to the U.S. government, with multiple federal agencies reporting that their systems were affected Fed Scoopa media outlet focused on technology issues related to government infrastructure.
this Social Security Administration Social Security offices across the country were reportedly closed Friday due to a “widespread IT outage caused by a global Microsoft and Crowdstrike issue.”
this U.S. Department of Homeland Security The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) also posted on and troubleshooting system outages.”
Flávia Furlan Nunes contributed reporting to this report.
