USDA-RURAL DEVELOPMENT HANDBOOKS

Rural Development Handbooks

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Table of Contents	Chapter 1 Overview	Chapter 2 Overview of Section 502
Chapter 3 Application Processing	Chapter 4 Borrower Eligibility	Chapter 5 Property Requirements
Chapter 6 Underwriting The Loan	Chapter 7 Escrow, Taxes, and Insurance	Chapter 8 Loan Approval and Closing
Chapter 9 Special Situations	Chapter 10 Leveraged Loan	Chapter 11 Nonprogram Loan
Chapter 12 Section 504 Loans and Grants	Chapter 13 Servicing Functions	Chapter 14 [Reserved]
Chapter 15 Managing Custodial and REO Property	Chapter 16 Disposing of REO Property	Glossary
Acronyms	Appendix 1	Appendix 2 - 14
Appendix 6 - Interest Rates	Appendix 15	Appendix 16
Direct Loan & Grant Income Limits

Table of Contents	Chapter 1 Overview	Chapter 2 Regular Servicing
Chapter 3 Escrow, Taxes, and Insurance	Chapter 4 Payment Subsidies and Income Determinations	Chapter 5 Special Servicing
Chapter 6 Liquidation and Acquisition	Chapter 7 Special Collection	Acronyms
Glossary	Appendix 1	Appendix 2 - 5
Direct Loan & Grant Income Limits

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Table of Contents	Chapter 1 Introduction	Chapter 2 MFH Programs and the Origination Process
Chapter 3 Property Requirements	Chapter 4 NOFA and Initial Application Process	Chapter 5 Processing Final Applications - Stage 2
Chapter 6 Participating with Other Funding Sources	Chapter 7 Security Requirements	Chapter 8 Loan Closing and Project Lease-Up
Chapter 9 Project Construction	Chapter 10 Subsequent Loans and Loans for Final Payments	Chapter 11 Special Property Types
Chapter 12 Farm Labor Housing Loans and Grants	Appendix 1 7 CFR part 3560	Appendix 2 7 CFR part 11
Appendix 3 Forms Referenced in this Handbook	Appendix 4 Handbook Letters

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Table of Contents	Chapter 1 Introduction	Chapter 2 MFH Programs and Asset Management
Chapter 3 Property Management	Chapter 4 Financial Management	Chapter 5 Project Physical Conditions
Chapter 6 Project Occupancy	Chapter 7 Rent, Shelter Costs, and Utility Allowances	Chapter 8 Rental Subsidies
Chapter 9 Agency Monitoring	Appendix 1 7 CFR part 3560	Appendix 2 7 CFR part 11
Appendix 3 Forms Referenced in this Handbook	Appendix 4 Handbook Letters	Appendix 5 Civil Rights Laws’ Accessibility Requirements That Apply to the Multi-Family Housing (MFH) Program

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Table of Contents	Chapter 1 Introduction	Chapter 2 MFH Programs and Loan Servicing
Chapter 3 Automated Systems	Chapter 4 Account Servicing	Chapter 5 Ownership and Organization Changes
Chapter 6 Determination of Project Suitability	Chapter 7 Transfers of Project Ownership	Chapter 8 Security Restructuring Requests
Chapter 9 Unauthorized Assistance	Chapter 10 Compliance Violations, Defaults, and Work-Out Agreements	Chapter 11 Loan Restructuring
Chapter 12 Account Liquidation	Chapter 13 Other Special Cases	Chapter 14 Management and Disposal of Real Estate Owned Property
Chapter 15 Project Preservation	Appendix 1 7 CFR part 3560	Appendix 2 7 CFR part 11
Appendix 3 Forms Referenced in this Handbook	Appendix 4 Handbook Letters

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Cover Page	Table of Contents	Chapter 1 Overview	Chapter 2 Lender Eligibility and Approval
Chapter 3 Lender Underwriting	Chapter 4 Loan Guarantee Application Processing	Chapter 5 Construction Requirements	Chapter 6 Program Fees
Chapter 7 Servicing Permanent Loans	Chapter 8 Property Management	Chapter 9 Insurance Requirements	Chapter 10 Claims
Chapter 11 Environmental Requirements	Chapter 12 Secondary Market	Glossary	Appendix 1 7 CFR Part 3565
Appendix 2 List of Forms

Last Revision 09/03/08