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Single Family Housing GLP Policy Desk

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!

Announcements

None at this time.

Proposed Policy Revisions Open for Comment

None at this time.

 

 

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