0575-AD08 202204 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0575 Rural Housing Service RHS 0500 Department of Agriculture USDA Single Family Housing Guaranteed Rural Housing Programs--Delegated Approval Authority and Strengthening Management Oversight

The Rural Housing Service intends to publish a proposed rule to amend 7 CFR 3555 to delegate loan approval authority to delegated lenders, (i.e., those whose loans have performed well and demonstrated strong underwriting capability, to benefit the program and its stakeholders). Delegated lenders would be responsible for certifying that both the applicant and property meet all program eligibility and underwriting requirements and thus are eligible for the guarantee without the prior review by agency staff which takes place today. The changes are expected to speed up approval processing times, which benefit applicants, delegated lenders, and the Agency. 

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 7 CFR 3555.51 7 CFR 3555.55 42 U.S.C. 1487, Rural Housing Insurance Fund No Proposed Rule 06/00/2022 No None No No No Sara Thieleke Deputy Director, SFH 0575 Rural Housing Service RHS 715 345-7664 sara.thieleke@usda.gov 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC 20250 Joaquin Tremols Director, SFH 0575 Rural Housing Service RHS 202 720-1465 joaquin.tremols@wdc.usda.gov 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC 20250 Ticia Weare Finance and Loan Analyst, SFH 0575 Rural Housing Service RHS 702 407-1400 6001 ticia.weare@usda.gov 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC 20250