Category: Property/Appraisal Requirements for USDA Loan
Groups Oppose Rural Development Cuts
Groups Oppose Rural Development Cuts.
Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY), have voiced similar concerns about the president’s budget. At a committee hearing earlier this month, Rogers claimed the proposed reductions demonstrate USDA’s “lack of respect for our rural communities and the constituents who have made these programs successful.”
Rogers cited NRHC members Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation, Frontier Housing and the Federation of Appalachian Housing Enterprises (FAHE) as effective and successful organizations that have used USDA’s Self-Help Housing and Section 502 Direct Loan programs to help low-income, working families become homeowners.
Chairman Rogers voiced concern about how the president’s proposed cuts would affect families who benefit from these programs. For example, Rogers highlighted the story of a woman who had been the victim of extreme domestic abuse who called Kentucky Highlands hoping to find a home for herself and her young daughter. With some financial counseling and guidance from Kentucky Highlands, she was approved for a $66,000 Section 502 Direct Loan. And with the Self-Help Housing program, she was able to build her own home for about $35,000 less than it would have cost to hire a contractor. That means that today, she is living in a home that she can afford that she built with her own hands.
USDA has reported that this program has helped the agency save $1.5 million to date. “Because of this demonstration program, one of my constituents and his family were able to secure a 502 Direct Loan in half the time it normally takes for USDA to process the loans themselves. And because of that loan, he now lives in a new, energy-efficient, green home in Rowan County (Kentucky),” commented Rogers.
Section 502 Direct Homeownership Loans provide fixed-rate mortgages – with up to 38-year terms and subsidized interest rates as low as just one percent – to help low-income rural families gain access to clean, decent and affordable housing.
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Joel Lobb
Senior Loan Officer
Senior Loan Officer
(NMLS#57916)
American Mortgage Solutions, Inc.
800 Stone Creek Pkwy, Ste 7,
Louisville, KY 40223
phone: (502) 905-3708
Fax: (502) 327-9119
Company ID #1364 | MB73346
An Introduction to Rural Housing Development Guaranteed Rural Housing Program
An Introduction to Rural Housing Development Guaranteed Rural
Kentucky USDA Guaranteed Rural Housing Home Loans
USDA guaranteed loans are designed to make home ownership possible for low- and moderate-income families. Offered through USDA Rural Development, these loans feature:
- No down payment requirement
- Low monthly mortgage insurance premiums
- Flexible credit and qualifying guidelines
Eligibility requirements include (but are not limited to):
- Borrowers must not currently have adequate housing
- Borrowers must occupy the purchased home
- Homes must be in a residential Rural Development eligible area
For more information and to apply for an Kentucky FHA, VA, USDA or other type of Kentucky mortgage, contact one of our and take the next step toward home ownership today!
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Housing Program
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RHD has several online resources to assist you with learning the eligibility rules and the calculations for the guarantee fees.
· Income and property eligibility: http://eligibility.sc.egov.usda.gov/eligibility/welcomeAction.do?NavKey=…
· USDA Lender Interactive Network Connection (LINC) website for training and job aids: https://usdalinc.sc.egov.usda.gov/USDALincTrainingResourceLib.do
· The Guaranteed Underwriting System (GUS): https://www.eauth.usda.gov/MainPages/index.aspx
· Underwriting and Loan Closing Documentation Matrix: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/SupportDocuments/PR_UW_Loan_Closing_Matrix_Do…
· Rural Development Administrative Notices (ANs), which are RHD’s updates to their guidelines: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rd-an_list.html
The GRH program is similar to a mortgage insurance program. The borrower may purchase a home at 100% LTV based on the appraised value on a 30 year fixed rate loan. The one time, upfront guarantee fee can be added to the loan as well. As a result, the total LTV on GRH loans is often between 100% – 103%. In addition to this upfront fee, the borrower will have monthly insurance premiums that are added to their qualifying housing expenses.
Kentucky Rural Housing and USDA Property Eligibility Requirement Changes March 27,2013
Kentucky Rural Housing and USDA Property Eligibility Requirement Changes March 27,2013 |
Beginning March 27, 2013, RHS will begin using the 2010 Decennial Census data to determine property and income eligibility for Kentucky properties for USDA and Rural Housing Loans in Kentucky . This means that a borrower in any area which has experienced a significant change in population and/or median income between 2000 and 2010 may lose eligibility for the Kentucky Rural Housing or USDA RHS Loan Program. Loans on hand will be allowed to continue using the 2000 Census data eligibility requirements only if there is a completed loan application (and all the documentation that entails) dated on or before March 26, 2013. Any loan using the 2000 Census data eligibility requirements must close and fund by September 30, 2013.
RHS or Rural Housing / USDA has not yet released a list of the county specific changes that will occur for Kentucky Properties. . We encourage everyone to make their borrowers aware that changes will occur and to try and get applications completed for a Kentucky USDA Property by March 26th for any cases where continued eligibility may be in jeopardy.
Joel Lobb (NMLS#57916)Senior Loan Officer
502-905-3708 cell
502-813-2795 fax
Key Financial Mortgage Co. (NMLS #1800)*
107 South Hurstbourne Parkway*
Louisville, KY 40222*
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