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CalHFA Program Bulletins are addendums to the Lender Program Manual and important communication tools to our lending partners. These bulletins are provided in Adobe PDF format and require Adobe Reader to open and view them.

Program Bulletins
Bulletin # Title
#2022-02 Updated Minimum Credit Score Requirements for All Borrowers
#2021-08 Updated CalHFA Borrower’s Affidavit & Certification and elimination of the CalHFA 5 acre maximum lot size requirement
#2020-06 Updated Debt-to-Income Ratio Requirements for All Borrowers
#2020-02 CalHFA to Offer Fannie Mae’s Homestyle Energy Loan Option on its Conventional Loan Programs
#2019-24 Change in Extension Fees on CalHFA’s First Mortgage Loan Products
#2019-23 3.00% Maximum Loan Amount on MyHome With CalHFA’s Conventional, VA or USDA First Loan Programs
#2019-22 Updated Minimum Credit Score Requirements for All Borrowers
#2019-17 Fannie Mae’s Lender Letter LL-2019-06 effect on CalHFA
#2019-08 Lower Interest Rates for Conventional Loans with no Subordinates
#2019-07 CalHFA to Add a 2% ZIP Option and Eliminate the 4% ZIP Option
#2019-06 CalHFA to Offer Lower Interest Rates on Conventional First Mortgages for Certain Eligible Borrowers
#2018-20 Increased Conventional and Government Loan Limits Effective January 1, 2019
#2018-04 Leasehold Estates and Community Land Trusts
#2018-02 Documentation and Representation and Warranty Relief for CalHFA Conventional Loan Programs Using Day 1 Certainty™
#2017-14 Increased Loan Limits Effective January 1, 2018
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Program Bulletin #2023-12 - CalHFA allocated additional funding for the CalHFA ADU Grant Program

Program Bulletin #2023-11 - Change in Extension Fees on CalHFA’s First Mortgage Loan Products

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