Welcome to The Policy Desk! Rural Development recognizes the importance of obtaining input from our stakeholders on proposed policy revisions, prior to those updates becoming effective. The Policy Desk was created with that goal in mind. Here, you will find proposed policy revisions, as well as a mechanism to provide comments to Rural Development on these proposals. We encourage all stakeholders to review these proposals and provide your comments using the link below, or by emailing the Policy Desk at sfhgld.policydesk@usda.gov. Thank you for your continued support of Rural Development’s Single-Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program!
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Proposed Policy Revisions Open for Comment
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Archive of Previous Proposals
Chapter 2: Record Retention - Draft
Chapter 2: Record Retention - Markup
Chapter 4: Lender Responsibilities - Draft
Chapter 4: Lender Responsibilities - Markup
Chapter 5: Origination And Underwriting Overview - Draft
Chapter 5: Origination And Underwriting Overview - Markup
Chapter 6: Loan Purposes - Draft
Chapter 6: Loan Purposes - Markup
Chapter 8: Applicant Characteristics - Draft
Chapter 8: Applicant Characteristics - Markup
Chapter 9: Income Analysis - Draft
Chapter 9: Income Analysis - Markup
Chapter 10: Credit Analysis - Draft
Chapter 10: Credit Analysis - Markup
Chapter 11 - Ratio Analysis Draft Advance
Chapter 11 - Ratio Analysis Markup
Chapter 12: Property and Appraisal Requirements- Draft
Chapter 12: Property and Appraisal Requirements - Markup
Chapter 13: Special Property Types - Draft
Chapter 13: Special Property Types - Markup
Chapter 15: Submitting The Application Package - Draft
Chapter 15: Submitting The Application Package- Markup
Chapter 16: Closing The Loan And Requesting The Guarantee - Draft
Chapter 16: Closing The Loan And Requesting The Guarantee - Markup
Request For Single Family Housing Loan Guarantee RD Form 3555-21 - Draft
Request For Single Family Housing Loan Guarantee RD Form 3555-21 - Markup
Chapter 17 - Regular Servicing Performing Loans Advance Copy
Chapter 17 - Regular Servicing Performing Loans Markup Version
Chapter 18 - Servicing Non-Performing Loans Advance Copy
Chapter 18 - Servicing Non-Performing Loans Markup Version
Chapter 19 - Loss Claims Advance Copy
Chapter 19 - Loss Claims Markup Version
Appendix 2: Forms and Instructions -Draft
Appendix 2: Forms and Instructions - Markup
Appendix 3: Reviews and Appeals - Draft
Appendix 3: Reviews and Appeals- Markup
Appendix 7: Credit Alert Interactive Voice Response System (CAIVRS) - Draft
Appendix 7: Credit Alert Interactive Voice Response System (CAIVRS) - Markup