My Favorite Freebies Part Three- USDA Guaranteed Rural Housing Websites

Written By: Stacey Sprain,
Certified Ambassador Loan Processor (CALP)

I re-familiarized myself with rural housing lending programs in 2009 and the best part is that I’m passing on what I learned to you! Below are my most used GRH websites. Add them to your favorites and utilize them often in 2010! The Guaranteed Rural Housing Program is a great program for homebuyers who qualify!

Subscribe to receive Single Family Housing News for GUS & GRH: http://www.rdlist.sc.egov.usda.gov/listserv/mainservlet

USDA Rural Housing Home Page: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/RHS/

Rural Development Contacts Page: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/RHS/Admin/contact.htm

Rural Development Regulations Page: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/regs/

Rural Development FAQ Page: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rd/faqs.html

Rural Development Income & Property Eligibility Site: http://eligibility.sc.egov.usda.gov/eligibility/welcomeAction.do

Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Income Limits: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rhs/sfh/sfh%20guaranteed%20loan%20income%20limits.htm

Loan Application Package Checklist: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/regs/an/an4470.pdf

Rural Development Regulations: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/regs/

Rural Housing Origination Handbook 1980-D: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/regs/regs/pdf/1980d.pdf

GUS Lender User Guide 2008: https://usdalinc.sc.egov.usda.gov/docs/rd/sfh/gus/lender/GUSLenderUserGuide.pdf
GUS Login Page: https://pws.sc.egov.usda.gov/login/login.aspx?TYPE=33554433&REALMOID=06-f8405ea7-471f-474d-8a4e-731f76f1e536&GUID=&SMAUTHREASON=0&METHOD=GET&SMAGENTNAME=-SM-S3%2fpukYCkOnlZ%2feImVktFvcBZTmcxsBEbQyvAIf2sN6XculadBu%2f5WF4TmWxHg2x&TARGET=-SM-HTTPS%3a%2f%2fgus.sc.egov.usda.gov%2faus%2findex.jsp%3fcallingPath%3dusdalinc.sc.egov.usda.gov%2fRHShome.do

Administrative Notices for Loan Origination and Underwriting: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/wi/programs/rhs/sfhg/handbook/originating/ans.htm
USDA Rural Development Forms Library: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/regs/formstoc.html

Rural Development State Office/Service Center Locator: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/recd_map.html

USDA Live WebEx Training Schedule: https://rurdev.webex.com/mw0305l/mywebex/default.do?siteurl=rurdev&service=7

USDA LINC Training and Resource Library: https://usdalinc.sc.egov.usda.gov/USDALincTrainingResourceLib.do
Guaranteed Rural Housing Consumer Marketing Brochure: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/RHS/sfh/GSFH_Information/Common/09_2009_Website_%20Hooray%20For%20Housing%20GRH%20Brochure.pdf

Guaranteed Rural Housing Consumer Marketing Booklet: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rd/pubs/pa1501.pdf

Rural Development Lender Information Page: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rhs/sfh/GSFH_Information/lenders.htm

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Best wishes for a productive and successful 2010!

About the Writer. As one of NAMP's volunteer writers, Stacey Sprain is currently a NAMP member in good standing and is a NAMP Certified Ambassador Loan Processor (CALP). If you would like to become a volunteer writer for NAMP, please email us at: blog@mortgageprocessor.org.

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