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Kentucky Rural Housing USDA Implements Immediate Measures to Help Rural Housing Loan Program  Affected by COVID-19

WASHINGTON, April 1, 2020 – USDA Rural Development has taken a number of immediate actions to help rural residents, businesses and communities affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. Rural Development will keep our customers, partners, and stakeholders continuously updated as more actions are taken to better serve rural America.

* Visit www.rd.usda.gov/coronavirus for information on Rural Development loan payment assistance, application deadline extensions, and more.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMMEDIATE RELIEF

* Rural Development Guaranteed Loan Programs

Effective immediately until September 30, 2020, lenders may offer 180-day loan payment deferrals without prior agency approval for Business and Industry Loan Guarantees, Rural Energy for America Program Loan Guarantees, Community Facilities Loan Guarantees, and Water and Waste Disposal Loan Guarantees. For additional information, see page 17721 of the March 31, 2020, Federal Register.

Rural Housing Service

Single-Family Housing

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FHA Mortgagee Letter ML-2020-05

FHA has published guidance for lenders during the current market environment.
Appraisal Guidance
FHA  will allow the Exterior Only and Desktop appraisal options. Originators and appraisers are expected to familiarize themselves with FHA’s adaptation requirements. All appraisals must still be run through FHA’s EAD portal. (Please note that a 2055 or 1072 cannot be sent through the EAD portal).

If a Desktop appraisal is deemed to be the best option – Home Point will require a photo of the exterior of the home and each comparable. Appraisers may use public records or other reliable sources (such as MLS) for these photos.
Income Guidance
FHA will allow the use of an email correspondence from the employer’s work email as reverification of employment.
The existing Home Point requirement for an additional Reverification dated within 48 business hours of closing still applies and only the email option listed above…

Did You Know? No Down Payment Requirement on Kentucky VA Jumbo Loans!

What are Kentucky VA Loan Limits? VA loan limits follow FHFA county loan limits ($510,400 for conforming 1-unit properties in most parts of the country). High Cost county loan limits are now up to $765,600 (1-unit). To clarify, these “limits” are not a cap on how much your client can borrow – it simply has represented the loan amount that can be borrowed without a down payment. Veterans who can qualify for larger loans can exceed these county limits. Loan amounts exceeding the base conforming limit are considered Jumbo transactions. Prior to January 1st, all Veterans exceeding base or high cost loan limits were responsible for the additional loan amount in the form of a down payment (25% of the difference between the loan amount and the county loan limit). The Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of…