USDA Rural Development



CREDIT REQUIREMENTS
MITIGATING UNACCEPTABLE FACTORS
Credit History -- Applicants must have a credit history that indicates a reasonable ability and willingness to meet obligations as they become due. A credit history reflecting any or all of the following is considered unacceptable credit history:

  • Two or more 30-day lates within the past 12 months.
  • One or more late rent payments in the past 2 years
  • Bankruptcy, foreclosure, charge-offs or secured debts within the last
        3 years.
  • Outstanding collections may be paid off at close of escrow and noted on
        the final HUD-1 or a repayment schedule for the unpaid collection may be
        established.
  • Accounts converted to collections in the past 12 months
  • Outstanding tax liens or delinquent government debt with no satisfactory
        arrangement for repayment.
  • Any outstanding judgements

  • MITIGATING FACTORS TO UNACCEPTABLE CREDIT
    Adverse credit waivers may be granted for mitigating factors to establish the applicant's intent to good credit. Lenders must document these circumstances which were beyond the borrower's control and have been removed:

  • Circumstances for adverse credit were temporary in nature, beyond the
        applicant's control and have been removed. Examples: increased expenses
        due to illness and/or medical expenses, injury, death, etc.
  • Tri-merge credit reports are required and must be no more than 90 days
         old at the time the Conditional Commitment is issued
  • Applicants must not be delinquent on any debts owed to the Federal
        Government
  • CAIVRs must be checked and documented on the loan application
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