MBA Requests Clarification on DACA Lending, Handbook Issues
August 24, 2018
The Mortgage Bankers Association is seeking clarification from FHA on a number of issues in the agency’s Single Family Housing Policy Handbook following Brian Montgomery’s swear-in as FHA commissioner. The MBA identified seven priority issues which lenders say need further guidance. The issues include the following: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and employment authorization documents; Third-party underwriting and vendor verification of borrower income, employment, and assets; Student loan debt calculation; Rent below fair market; Minimum decision credit scores; Contract for deed; and Community transfer fees. In September 2017, President Trump rescinded DACA, a special program created by the Obama administration to provide temporary legal status and work permits to underage persons who entered the U.S. illegally until the government decides ...