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FHA Frequently Asked Questions
Single Family Handbooks
Single Family Mortgagee Letters
Insured Health Care Facilities
Other HUD References

FHA Frequently Asked Questions - (Top)

Do you need more information about buying a home, FHA loan products, HUD homes for sale, or policy guidance? You have three easy ways to get the facts!

  • Search faq.fha.gov. Our online knowledge base helps you find answers 24/7 (HUD staff can search hud.custhelp.com)
  • Email hud@custhelp.com
  • Phone: 800-CALL-FHA or (800-225-5342) Monday-Friday, 8 am to 8 pm ET
    TDD: 877-TDD-2HUD or (877-833-2483)

Single Family Handbooks - (Top)

Please note that FHA is in the process or updating our handbooks. Past mortgagee letters will be incorporated into the new handbooks and new letters will be incorporated into the handbooks upon release.

1060.2 FHA Title I Property Improvement & Manufactured Home Loans
2000.4 Consolidated Audit Guide for Audits of Programs
4000.2 Mortgagees' Handbook, Application - Insurance
4000.4 Single Family Direct Endorsement Program
4060.1 Mortgagee Approval Handbook
4145.1 Architectural Processing and Inspections
4150.1 Valuation Analysis for Home Mortgage Insurance
4150.2 Valuation Analysis for One-to-Four-Unit Dwellings
4155.1 Mortgage Credit Analysis; One-to-Four-Family's
4165.1 Endorsement for Insurance for Home Mortgages
4235.1 Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECM)
4240.2 The Graduated Payment Mortgage
4240.4 Rehabilitation Home Mortgage (203K)
4310.5 Property Disposition Handbook - One to Four Families
4330.1 Administration of Insured Home Mortgage
4330.4 FHA Single Family Insurance Claims

Single Family Mortgagee Letters - (Top)

Since 1934, FHA has communicated changes in policy and procedures by issuing Mortgagee Letters. Future Mortgagee Letters will be added to the appropriate Handbook upon release. Previously issued Letters will be incorporated into the rewrite of existing Handbooks

 - 2007 Letters  - 1999 Letters  - 1991 Letters  - 1983 Letters
 - 2006 Letters  ? align= 1998 Letters  - 1990 Letters  - 1982 Letters
 - 2005 Letters  - 1997 Letters  - 1989 Letters  - 1981 Letters
 - 2004 Letters  - 1996 Letters  - 1988 Letters  - 1980 Letters
 - 2003 Letters  - 1995 Letters  - 1987 Letters  - 1979 Letters
 - 2002 Letters  - 1994 Letters  - 1986 Letters  - 1978 Letters
 - 2001 Letters  - 1993 Letters  - 1985 Letters  - 1976 Letters
 - 2000 Letters  - 1992 Letters  - 1984 Letters

Title I Mortgagee Letters

 - TI-478  - TI-03-1  - TI-469

Insured Health Care Facilities - (Top)

Insured Health Care Forms

Attach completed forms to an email and send to HCF@HUD.GOV for processing.

Application for Hospital Project Mortgage Insurance
HUD Need Tool - Applicant Data Request
Financial and Statistical Tables

Insured Health Care Information

Applicant's Guide
Handbook for Hospitals Mortgage Insurance
Critical Access Hospital Design and Construction Guide
Virtual Tour of Critical Access Hospital Design Prototype
Mortgagee letter
Hospitals Lender list

Other HUD References - (Top)

HUDclips is a searchable database that houses all of HUD's Handbooks, Notices, Mortgagee Letters, Code of Federal Regulations, Federal Register and other policy documents.

HUD's Online Library has links to Freedom of Information Act reading room, lists of reports, periodicals, and literature on housing, homelessness, public and Indian housing, etc. for basic research. Housing's Bookshelf contains documents about design, finance, maps, data, etc.

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