Freddie Mac Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide 5301 — General Requirements for All

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FHLMC Single-Family Guide §5301.1 establishes general stable- monthly-income requirements: stable income definition (verified gross monthly income reasonably expected to continue ≥3 years); Seller must determine source and amount are stable with consistent level of earnings; cryptocurrency-income exclusion; documentation retention in Mortgage file; 2-year history baseline; no-qualify-on- income-contradicted-by-info rule. Fills FHLMC Selling Guide Chapter 5300 series gap.

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Verbatim regulatory text (7)

Verbatim provisions from Freddie Mac Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide 5301 — General Requirements for All — each quote is a verified substring of the regulator-published source snapshot, not retyped. Quoted for reference; this is not legal advice. The operational layer (P&P updates, prompts) lives in the regulation update kits.

FHLMC Single-Family Guide §5301.1(b) — Stable monthly income from verifiable sources expected to continue 3 years

from all acceptable and verifiable sources that can reasonably be expected to continue for at least the next three years.

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FHLMC Single-Family Guide §5301.1(b) — Seller must determine source and amount of income are stable

the Seller must determine that both the source and the amount of the income are stable, with a consistent level of earnings.

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FHLMC Single-Family Guide §5301.1(b) — Cryptocurrency income not eligible for qualification

Income that is paid to the Borrower in cryptocurrency may not be used for qualification.

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FHLMC Single-Family Guide §5301.1(c) — 2-year history baseline for stable income

In most instances, a two-year history of receiving a consistent level of income is required for the income to be considered stable and used for qualifying.

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FHLMC Single-Family Guide §5301.1(d) — Do not qualify with income contradicted by continuance info

The Seller must not consider income for qualifying the Borrower if the Seller has knowledge, information or documentation that contradicts a reasonable expectation of continuance or probability of consistent receipt over at least the next three years.

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Freddie Mac Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide 5301 — General Requirements for All (part 1 of 2)

Stable Monthly Income and Asset Qualification Sources

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Freddie Mac Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide 5301 — General Requirements for All — PENDING VERSION, takes effect 2027-02-03

Not yet in force. This is the pending version of the section, which takes effect 2027-02-03. The other version on this page governs until then.

Stable Monthly Income and Accumulated Assets as Income (Future effective date 02/03/27)

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