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SFH Guaranteed Origination
September 23, 2024
USDA Proposed Rule – Significant Derogatory Credit and Refinance Seasoning and Payment Performance
On September 19, 2024, a Proposed Rule was published in the Federal Register to amend the Single-Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program (SFHGLP) regulation to implement changes related to the consideration of a previous USDA loss as significant derogatory credit and the seasoning and payment history requirements for refinance transactions. Specifically, this rule proposes to:
- Establish a timeframe of seven-years following a previous Agency loan that resulted in a loss to the government for the loss to be considered significant derogatory credit.
- Eliminate the seasoning requirement for borrowers to refinance their existing Rural Development Single-Family Housing mortgage using the streamlined and non-streamlined refinance Borrowers must have no delinquencies greater than 30 days on the mortgage account within 180 days prior to loan application (or since origination, if the account has not been open 180 days).
- Establish a six-month seasoning period requirement for borrowers to refinance their existing Rural Development Single-Family Housing mortgage using the streamlined-assist refinance Borrowers must have no delinquencies greater than 30 days on the mortgage account within 180 days prior to loan application.
Rural Development invites the public to submit comments on all aspects on the proposed rule. Comments to the proposed rule may be submitted via the Federal eRulemaking Portal located at www.regulations.gov. While the public comment period is open for 60 days, Rural Development encourages all interested parties to submit comments as soon as feasible. Comments must be submitted on or before November 18, 2024.
Questions regarding program policy and this announcement may be directed to sfhgld.program@usda.gov or (833) 314-0168.
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