Kentucky Rural Housing USDA Highlights for 2021Kentucky USDA Rural Development Guaranteed Lending Program is geared to assist low to moderate income families realize home ownership. Below are some important highlights:
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Category: Guaranteed Section 502 Loans
KENTUCKY USDA RURAL HOUSING PROPERTY STANDARDS FOR THE GUARANTEED HOME LOAN PROGRAM
Sites must be modest and developed in accordance with any standards imposed by a State or local government. Therefore, the lender must verify that the following requirements are met at the time of application.
- Site size The site size must be typical for the area. (Some acreage is fine as long as it is normal and the appraisal has comparable sales with similar acreage)
- Income-Producing Buildings. The property must not include buildings designed and to be used principally for income-producing purposes. For example barns, silos, greenhouses, or livestock facilities used primarily for income producing agricultural, farming or commercial enterprise are ineligible. However, barn, silos, livestock facilities or greenhouses no longer in use for a commercial operation, used for storage, and outbuildings such as storage sheds are permitted if they are not used primarily for income producing agricultural, farming or commercial enterprise. A minimal income-producing activity, such as maintaining a garden that generates a small amount of additional income, does not violate this requirement. Home-based operations such as childcare, product sales, or craft production that do not require specific features are not restricted. A qualified property must be predominantly residential in use, character and appearance.
- Income-Producing Land. The site must not have income-producing land that will be used principally for income producing purposes. Vacant land or properties used primarily for agricultural, farming or commercial enterprise are ineligible. Sites that have income-producing characteristics (e.g. large tracts of arable land ready for planting) are considered income-producing property. However maintaining a garden for personal use is not in violation of this requirement. A minimal income-producing activity, such as a garden that could generate a small amount of additional income does not violate this requirement. A qualified property must be predominantly residential in use, character and appearance.
- Site Specifications. The site must be contiguous to and have direct access from a street, road, or driveway. Streets and roads must be hard surfaced or all weather surfaced and legally enforceable arrangements must be in place to ensure that needed maintenance will be provided.
- Utilities. The site must be supported by adequate utilities and water and wastewater disposal systems.
Kentucky USDA Rural Development Fee Reduction
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Kentucky USDA Rural Development Fee Reduction
USDA has just announced that they are planning to lower both the Guarantee Fee and the Annual Fee for RHS loans in Fiscal Year 2017. Effective for loans receiving commitments from RHS on or after October 1, 2016, the following fee changes will be in effect
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Kentucky USDA Streamline Refinance – USDA to USDA Refi
Kentucky USDA Streamline Refinance – USDA to USDA Refi
• Costs can NOT be rolled into loan, but NO appraisal rquired
• 640 Minimum Credit Score
• New Guarantee fee is 2.75%, new Annual MI is .5%
• Full Credit Qualifying – Income and assets must be stated, just as any r/t refinance
• 29/41 ratios, manually underwritten. NO GUS is run.
• Interest rate must be 100 bp lower than loan being refinanced (1 full point)
USDA “Pilot” Streamline Refinance Kentucky,
• 640 Minimum Credit Score
• Must have made timely mortgage payments for the 12 months period prior to the refinance
• A Rural Refinance Pilot loan may include the existing principal balance of the loan, accrued (non-delinquent) interest, eligible closing costs & pre-paids, plus the upfront guarantee fee. The applicable upfront refinance guarantee fee is 2.75%.
o Closing costs and pre-paids can also be paid in cash or through premium pricing.
o Discount points cannot be financed.
• The new interest rate must be a fixed rate 100 basis points below the current interest rate.
• The new term of the refinance loan must be 30 years
• An annual fee also applies. For FY 2012 the applicable annual fee is 0.50%
• The home must remain the borrower’s primary residence
• A new appraisal, new credit report, HUD Handbook determination and additional property inspections are not required. The original appraisal amount may be used from Guaranteed Loan System to process the loan.
• Income verification for all adult household members.
MUST MEET CURRENT INCOME ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
o Salary Income – VOE – 24 month history plus most recent paystub or 2 pay check stubs covering most recent 30 days and W-2 for previous 2 years.
o Self-employed and commissioned borrowers or employed by a relative – 2 years tax returns required.
o All household income must be included in the total eligibility income, even if not on the loan.
• Ratio calculations are not required. Therefore debt ratio waiver requests will not be necessary.
KENTUCKY USDA UP-FRONT GUARANTEE FEE INCREASE
KENTUCKY USDA UP-FRONT GUARANTEE FEE INCREASE
As announced by Rural Development, the upfront Guarantee Fee for purchase and refinance loans will increase as follows for Rural Housing USDA loans in Kentucky:
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EFFECTIVE 10/1/15
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All Transactions
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2.0%
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2.75%
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The new fee structure is applicable to all Conditional Commitments issued by Rural Development on or after October 1, 2015. Loan guarantee requests submitted to Rural Development (RD) on which a conditional commitment has not been issued by September 30, 2015, will be subject to the new, higher guarantee fee structure.
| Kentucky USDA Guaranteed Rural Housing Loans are one of the only “no money down” options available to home buyers today. Kentucky USDA loans aren’t just in the country. Many other areas fall within the USDA Kentucky Rural Housing designated areas, so opportunities may be closer than you think. To view eligible rural areas near you, CLICK HERE to access the USDA lookup tool on their website. This program is very attractive to low-to-moderate income buyers: |
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Kentucky USDA Mortgage Lender for Rural Housing Loans 