MRBs and Other Federal Homeownership Programs Reference Guide
This online reference guide includes links to reference materials useful for HFA MRB and other federal homeownership program administrators.
- Summary of Affordable Housing Bond Enhancement Act
- NCSHA Tax-Exempt Housing Bonds FAQs
- NCSHA Mortgage Credit Certificates (MCCs) Q&A
- FHA Maximum Mortgage Limits for 2026
- FHA Single-Family Housing Handbook 4000.1
- HUD FHA Mortgagee Letters (Complete Database)
- Mortgagee Letter 2013-14, Minimum Cash Investment and Secondary Financing
- Ginnie Mae All Participants Memoranda (APMs)
- Ginnie Mae MBS Guideโโ
- HUD Final Qualified Mortgage Rule
- FHA FAQs
3. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
- CFPB Proposed Rule Amending Lending Requirements under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act
- Ability to Repay/Qualified Mortgage Rule
- Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (Regulation X)
- Truth in Lending (Regulation Z)
- CFPB Final Loan Originator Compensation Rule
- Small Servicers and Key Provisions of the 2016 Mortgage Servicing Rule
4. FHFA, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac
- FHFA Proposed Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2026โ2030
- NCSHA Comments on FHFA Proposed Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2026โ2030
- FHFA Proposed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac 2026-2028 Affordable Housing Goals
- NCSHA Comments on FHFA Proposed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac 2026-2028 Affordable Housing Goals
- FHFA Annual Performance Plan for Fiscal Year 2025
- FHFA Final Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac 2025โ2027 Housing Goals
- FHFA Official Enterprise Duty to Serve Website
- Fannie Mae Duty to Serve Underserved Markets Plan for 2025โ2027
- Freddie Mac Duty to Serve Underserved Markets Plan for 2025โ2027
- USDA Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program Origination and Servicing Handbook
- USDA Qualified Mortgage Rule
- NCSHA Summary of USDA Qualified Mortgage Rule
6. IRS Notices, Procedures, and Information
- IRS Tax-Exempt Private Activity Bonds Compliance Guide
- IRS Revenue Procedure 2025-18: New MRB Purchase Price Limits and Safe Harbors
- IRS Final Rule on Public Approval Requirements for Private Activity Bonds
- NCSHAย Summary of IRS Final Rule on Public Approval Requirements for Private Activity Bonds
- IRS Notice 2001-60 (Closing Agreement Program)
- IRS Revenue Procedure 1997-22 (Record Retention and Electronic Storage)
- IRS Revenue Procedure 2008-37 Claims for Recovery of Overpayments of Arbitrage Rebate and Similar Payments on Tax-exempt Bonds
- Shared Equity Purchase Models Panel: The Grounded Solutions Stewardship Policies and Procedures Template Manual
- Housing Supply Panel: New York State HCRโs Cross Mod Program
