FHLMC Guide Bulletin 2018-16: Duty to Serve Affordable Housing Preservation and Rural Housing
Source: Freddie Mac
As part of our Duty to Serve plan, we’re announcing new and revised underwriting guidelines to facilitate a secondary market for mortgages that support affordable housing preservation and rural housing.
Please review our Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide (Guide) Bulletin 2018-16 for details on the following:
- Selling and servicing requirements for our Community Land Trust mortgage offering
- Updated requirements for mortgages secured by properties subject to resale restrictions
- Additional flexibility in the use of sweat equity as a source of down payment for Home Possible® Mortgages
With these changes, we can work better together to help increase homeownership opportunities for very low-, low- and moderate-income families in historically underserved markets.
For More Information
- Read Guide Bulletin 2018-16 [pdf]
- Complete our training on Community Land Trust mortgages
- Review related resources available on our new Single-Family Duty to Serve web page
- Affordable Housing Preservation
- Rural Housing