
FHA Removes Loan Eligibility for Non-Permanent Residents
FHA issued Mortgagee Letter (ML) 2025-09 and Title I Letter (TIL) TIL-490 removing loan eligibility for non-permanent residents. Per the ML and TIL, FHA eliminated
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FHA issued Mortgagee Letter (ML) 2025-09 and Title I Letter (TIL) TIL-490 removing loan eligibility for non-permanent residents. Per the ML and TIL, FHA eliminated
RHS issued a SFH Guaranteed Origination Notice (Notice) terminating the temporary loan eligibility for non-U.S. citizens with valid social security numbers and employment authorization documents.
FHA issued Mortgagee Letter 2025-08 rescinding the policy guidance announced in Mortgagee Letters 2021-27, 2024-07 and 2024-16. Mortgagee Letter 2021-27 pertained to appraisal fair housing
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