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Part B, Origination Through Closing
Origination Through Closing Table of contents
- Subpart B1, Loan Application Package
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Subpart B2, Eligibility
- Chapter B2-1, Mortgage Eligibility
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Chapter B2-2, Borrower Eligibility
- B2-2-01, General Borrower Eligibility Requirements
- B2-2-02, Non–U.S. Citizen Borrower Eligibility Requirements
- B2-2-03, Multiple Financed Properties for the Same Borrower
- B2-2-04, Guarantors, Co-Signers, or Non-Occupant Borrowers on the Subject Transaction
- B2-2-05, Inter Vivos Revocable Trusts
- B2-2-06, Homeownership Education and Housing Counseling
- B2-2-07, First-Generation Homebuyer Loans
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Chapter B2-3, Property Eligibility
- B2-3-01, General Property Eligibility
- B2-3-02, Special Property Eligibility and Underwriting Considerations: Factory-Built Housing
- B2-3-03, Special Property Eligibility and Underwriting Considerations: Leasehold Estates
- B2-3-04, Special Property Eligibility Considerations
- B2-3-05, Properties Affected by a Disaster
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Subpart B3, Underwriting Borrowers
- Chapter B3-1, Manual Underwriting
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Chapter B3-2, Desktop Underwriter (DU)
- B3-2-01, General Information on DU
- B3-2-02, DU Validation Service
- B3-2-03, Risk Factors Evaluated by DU
- B3-2-04, DU Documentation Requirements
- B3-2-05, Approve/Eligible Recommendations
- B3-2-06, Approve/Ineligible Recommendations
- B3-2-07, Refer with Caution Recommendations
- B3-2-08, Out of Scope Recommendations
- B3-2-09, Erroneous Credit Report Data
- B3-2-10, Accuracy of DU Data, DU Tolerances, and Errors in the Credit Report
- B3-2-11, DU Underwriting Findings Report
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Chapter B3-3, Income Assessment
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Section B3-3.1, Employment and Other Sources of Income
- B3-3.1-01, General Income Information
- B3-3.1-02, Standards for Employment Documentation
- B3-3.1-03, Base Pay (Salary or Hourly), Bonus, and Overtime Income
- B3-3.1-04, Commission Income
- B3-3.1-05, Secondary Employment Income (Second Job and Multiple Jobs) and Seasonal Income
- B3-3.1-06, Requirements and Uses of IRS IVES Request for Transcript of Tax Return Form 4506-C
- B3-3.1-07, Verbal Verification of Employment
- B3-3.1-08, Rental Income
- B3-3.1-09, Other Sources of Income
- B3-3.1-10, Income Calculator
- Section B3-3.2, Self-Employment Income
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Section B3-3.3, Self-Employment Documentation Requirements for an Individual
- B3-3.3-01, General Information on Analyzing Individual Tax Returns
- B3-3.3-02, Income Reported on IRS Form 1040
- B3-3.3-03, Income or Loss Reported on IRS Form 1040, Schedule C
- B3-3.3-04, Income or Loss Reported on IRS Form 1040, Schedule D
- B3-3.3-05, Income or Loss Reported on IRS Form 1040, Schedule E
- B3-3.3-06, Income or Loss Reported on IRS Form 1040, Schedule F
- B3-3.3-07, Income or Loss Reported on IRS Form 1065 or IRS Form 1120S, Schedule K-1
- Section B3-3.4, Self-Employment Documentation Requirements for a Business
- Section B3-3.5, DU Requirements for Income Assessment
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Section B3-3.1, Employment and Other Sources of Income
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Chapter B3-4, Asset Assessment
- Section B3-4.1, General Asset Requirements
- Section B3-4.2, Verification of Depository Assets
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Section B3-4.3, Verification of Non-Depository Assets
- B3-4.3-01, Stocks, Stock Options, Bonds, and Mutual Funds
- B3-4.3-02, Trust Accounts
- B3-4.3-03, Retirement Accounts
- B3-4.3-04, Personal Gifts
- B3-4.3-05, Gifts of Equity
- B3-4.3-06, Grants and Lender Contributions
- B3-4.3-07, Disaster Relief Grants or Loans
- B3-4.3-08, Employer Assistance
- B3-4.3-09, Earnest Money Deposit
- B3-4.3-10, Anticipated Sales Proceeds
- B3-4.3-11, Trade Equity
- B3-4.3-12, Rent-Related Credits
- B3-4.3-13, Sweat Equity
- B3-4.3-14, Bridge/Swing Loans
- B3-4.3-15, Borrowed Funds Secured by an Asset
- B3-4.3-16, Credit Card Financing and Reward Points
- B3-4.3-17, Personal Unsecured Loans
- B3-4.3-18, Sale of Personal Assets
- B3-4.3-19, Cash Value of Life Insurance
- B3-4.3-20, Anticipated Savings and Cash-on-Hand
- B3-4.3-21, Borrower's Earned Real Estate Commission
- Section B3-4.4, DU Requirements for Asset Assessment
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Chapter B3-5, Credit Assessment
- Section B3-5.1, Credit Scores
- Section B3-5.2, Credit Reports
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Section B3-5.3, Traditional Credit History
- B3-5.3-01, Number and Age of Accounts
- B3-5.3-02, Payment History
- B3-5.3-03, Previous Mortgage Payment History
- B3-5.3-04, Inquiries: Recent Attempts to Obtain New Credit
- B3-5.3-05, Credit Utilization
- B3-5.3-06, Authorized Users of Credit
- B3-5.3-07, Significant Derogatory Credit Events — Waiting Periods and Re-establishing Credit
- B3-5.3-08, Extenuating Circumstances for Derogatory Credit
- B3-5.3-09, DU Credit Report Analysis
- Section B3-5.4, Nontraditional Credit History
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Chapter B3-6, Liability Assessment
- B3-6-01, General Information on Liabilities
- B3-6-02, Debt-to-Income Ratios
- B3-6-03, Monthly Housing Expense for the Subject Property
- B3-6-04, Qualifying Payment Requirements
- B3-6-05, Monthly Debt Obligations
- B3-6-06, Qualifying Impact of Other Real Estate Owned
- B3-6-07, Debts Paid Off At or Prior to Closing
- B3-6-08, DU: Requirements for Liability Assessment
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Subpart B4, Underwriting Property
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Chapter B4-1, Property Assessment and Valuation
- Section B4-1.1, General Appraisal Requirements
- Section B4-1.2, Documentation Standards
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Section B4-1.3, Appraisal Report Assessment
- B4-1.3-01, Review of the Appraisal Report
- B4-1.3-02, Subject and Contract Sections of the Appraisal Report
- B4-1.3-03, Neighborhood Section of the Appraisal Report
- B4-1.3-04, Site Section of the Appraisal Report
- B4-1.3-05, Improvements Section of the Appraisal Report
- B4-1.3-06, Property Condition and Quality of Construction of the Improvements
- B4-1.3-07, Sales Comparison Approach Section of the Appraisal Report
- B4-1.3-08, Comparable Sales
- B4-1.3-09, Adjustments to Comparable Sales
- B4-1.3-10, Cost and Income Approach to Value
- B4-1.3-11, Valuation Analysis and Reconciliation
- B4-1.3-12, Appraisal Quality Matters
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Section B4-1.4, Special Appraisal and Other Valuation Considerations
- B4-1.4-01, Factory-Built Housing: Manufactured Housing
- B4-1.4-02, Factory-Built Housing: Modular, Prefabricated, Panelized, or Sectional Housing
- B4-1.4-03, Condo Appraisal Requirements
- B4-1.4-04, Co-op Appraisal Requirements
- B4-1.4-05, Leasehold Interests Appraisal Requirements
- B4-1.4-06, Community Land Trust Appraisal Requirements
- B4-1.4-07, Mixed-Use Property Appraisal Requirements
- B4-1.4-08, Environmental Hazards Appraisal Requirements
- B4-1.4-09, Special Assessment or Community Facilities Districts Appraisal Requirements
- B4-1.4-10, Value Acceptance (Appraisal Waiver)
- B4-1.4-11, Value Acceptance + Property Data
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Chapter B4-2, Project Standards
- Section B4-2.1, General Project Standards
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Section B4-2.2, Project Eligibility
- B4-2.2-01, Limited Review Process
- B4-2.2-02, Full Review Process
- B4-2.2-03, Full Review: Additional Eligibility Requirements for Units in New and Newly Converted Condo Projects
- B4-2.2-04, Geographic-Specific Condo Project Considerations
- B4-2.2-05, FHA-Approved Condo Review Eligibility
- B4-2.2-06, Project Eligibility Review Service (PERS)
- B4-2.2-07, Projects with Special Considerations and Project Eligibility Waivers
- Section B4-2.3, PUD and Co-op Eligibility Requirements
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Chapter B4-1, Property Assessment and Valuation
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Subpart B5, Unique Eligibility and Underwriting Considerations
- Chapter B5-1, High-Balance Mortgage Loans
- Chapter B5-2, Manufactured Housing
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Chapter B5-3, Construction and Energy Financing
- Section B5-3.1, Conversion of Construction-to-Permanent Financing
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Section B5-3.2, HomeStyle Renovation Mortgage
- B5-3.2-01, HomeStyle Renovation Mortgages
- B5-3.2-02, HomeStyle Renovation Mortgages: Loan and Borrower Eligibility
- B5-3.2-03, HomeStyle Renovation Mortgages: Collateral Considerations
- B5-3.2-04, HomeStyle Renovation Mortgages: Costs and Escrow Accounts
- B5-3.2-05, HomeStyle Renovation Mortgages: Completion Certification
- B5-3.2-06, HomeStyle Renovation: Renovation Contract, Renovation Loan Agreement, and Lien Waiver
- Section B5-3.3, HomeStyle Energy Mortgages
- Section B5-3.4, Property Assessed Clean Energy Loans
- Chapter B5-4, Property-Specific Products
- Chapter B5-5, Community Seconds, Loans with Resale Restrictions, and Shared Equity Transactions
- Chapter B5-6, HomeReady Mortgage
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Chapter B5-7, High Loan-to-Value Refinance Option
- B5-7-01, High LTV Refinance Loan and Borrower Eligibility
- B5-7-02, High LTV Refinance Underwriting, Documentation, and Collateral Requirements for the New Loan
- B5-7-03, High LTV Refinance Alternative Qualification Path
- B5-7-04, High LTV Refinance Representations and Warranties
- B5-7-05, High LTV Refinance Pricing, Mortgage Insurance, and Special Feature Codes
- Subpart B6, Government Programs Eligibility and Underwriting Requirements
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Subpart B7, Insurance
- Chapter B7-1, Mortgage Insurance/Loan Guaranty
- Chapter B7-2, Title Insurance
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Chapter B7-3, Property and Flood Insurance
- B7-3-01, General Property Insurance Requirements for All Property Types
- B7-3-02, Property Insurance Requirements for One-to Four-Unit Properties
- B7-3-03, Master Property Insurance Requirements for Project Developments
- B7-3-04, Individual Property Insurance Requirements for a Unit in a Project Development
- B7-3-05, Additional Insurance Requirements
- B7-3-06, Flood Insurance Requirements for All Property Types
- B7-3-07, Evidence of Property Insurance
- B7-3-08, Mortgagee Clause, Named Insured, and Notice of Cancellation Requirements
- Chapter B7-4, Liability and Fidelity/Crime Insurance Requirements for Project Developments
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Subpart B8, Closing: Legal Documents
- Chapter B8-1, General Information on Legal Documents
- Chapter B8-2, Security Instruments
- Chapter B8-3, Notes
- Chapter B8-4, Riders and Addenda
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Chapter B8-5, Special-Purpose Legal Documents
- B8-5-01, General Information on Special-Purpose Legal Documents
- B8-5-02, Inter Vivos Revocable Trust Mortgage Documentation and Signature Requirements
- B8-5-03, HomeStyle Renovation Mortgage Documentation Requirements
- B8-5-04, Sample Legal Documents
- B8-5-05, Requirements for Use of a Power of Attorney
- Chapter B8-6, Mortgage Assignments
- Chapter B8-7, Mortgage Electronic Registration System (MERS)
- Chapter B8-8, Sale of eMortgages to Fannie Mae
