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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
#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
#2019-14 CalHFA Launches New CalHFA USDA Loan Program
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Latest Bulletins

Program Bulletin #2022-11 - New CalHFA State Reporting Disclosure

Program Bulletin #2022-10 - Discontinuation of the Forgivable Equity Builder Loan

Program Bulletin #2022-09 - Forgivable Equity Builder Loan Updates to Combined-Loan-to-Value

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