FHA Mortgagee Letter 2019-06
On April 18, 2019, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) released Mortgagee Letter 2019-06, Downpayment Assistance and Operating in a Governmental Capacity, which clarifies documentation requirements that FHA-approved Mortgagees must satisfy when originating a mortgage for a Borrower using funds from another person or entity to satisfy a portion or all of the Minimum Required Investment (MRI), including specific documentation that adequately demonstrates the existing requirement that Governmental Entities are operating in their governmental capacity when providing down payment assistance pursuant to the December 5, 2012, Interpretive Rule.
