Amid housing shortage, millennials engage in riskier FHA borrowing

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Amid housing shortage, millennials engage in riskier FHA borrowing

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Based on a recent study released by data provider Ellie Mae on homeownership trends in the US, millennial borrowers are taking out larger and larger FHA mortgages as low housing inventories continue to push prices upward.

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