Freddie Mac Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide 4501.9 — Homeownership education and landlord education for Home Possible® Mortgages
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Freddie Mac Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide 4501.9 — Homeownership education and landlord education for Home Possible® Mortgages
This section contains requirements related to: ■ Homeownership education ■ Landlord education (2- to 4-unit Primary Residences) ■ Post-purchase and Early Delinquency Counseling (a) Homeownership education At least one occupying Borrower must participate in a homeownership education program before the Note Date, or the Effective Date of Permanent Financing for Construction to Permanent Mortgages and Renovation Mortgages, in each of the following instances: ■ For purchase transactions when all occupying Borrowers are First-Time Homebuyers, or ■ For any transaction when the credit reputation for all Borrowers is established using only Noncredit Payment References Note: The following are acceptable homeownership education programs: ■ Programs provided by HUD-approved counseling agencies, housing finance agencies, community development financial institutions or mortgage insurance companies ■ Freddie Mac’s free homeownership education course, CreditSmart® Homebuyer U ■ Programs that meet the National Industry Standards for Homeownership Education and Counseling Refer to Section 5103.4 for other requirements related to homeownership education. (b) Landlord education (2- to 4-unit Primary Residences) ■ For purchase transactions, at least one qualifying Borrower must participate in a landlord education program before the Note Date, or the Effective Date of Permanent Financing for Construction to Permanent Mortgages and Renovation Mortgages. Landlord education must not be provided by an interested party to the transaction, the originating lender or the Seller. A copy of a certificate evidencing successful completion of the landlord education program must be retained in the Mortgage file. Note: For refinance transactions, landlord education is not required but is recommended for Borrowers who have not previously attended a program. (c) Post-purchase and Early Delinquency Counseling The Seller, as Servicer, must provide (at no cost to the Borrower) Early Delinquency Counseling to all Borrowers who experience problems meeting their Mortgage obligations, in accordance with Sections 9101.1(e) and 9102.4(c).
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