Housing Handbooks
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Access Housing Handbooks superseded in full by Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1 (SF Handbook)
- 1060.3
Byrd Amendment - Limitations on Payments - 2226.1
Single Family Mortgage Insurance Case Binder Submission, Maintenance - 4000.1
FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook (Online)
Handbook update published on May 20, 2024, and effective August 19, 2024.
- FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook (PDF)
- Glossary/Acronyms (PDF)Handbook update published on October 31, 2023, and effective April 29, 2024.
- FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook (PDF)
- Glossary/Acronyms (PDF)Prior versions of FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook are available in the online archive
Access Single Family Housing Handbooks superseded in full by the Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1 (SF Handbook)
- 4000.2
Mortgagees' Handbook, Application through Insurance (Superseded by Handbook 4155.2) - 4000.4
Single Family Direct Endorsement Program (Superseded by Handbook 4155.2) - 4005.1
Index of Housing Issuances - 4010.1
Definitions, Policy Statements and General Rulings - 4020.1
Canceled: HUD-FHA Underwriting Analysis - 4045.2
Procedural Actions Accompanying Changes in the Maximum FHA - 4050.3
Computerized Underwriting Processing System (CUPS) User's Handbook - 4050.5
Section 8 Management Information System Reporting Instructions - 4060.3
Canceled: Field Office Guide for Mortgagee Monitoring - 4065.1
Previous Participation (HUD-2530) Handbook - 4070.1
Construction Complaints and Section 518(a) and (b) - 4075.15
Guide to Use of the FHA Soil PVC Meter - 4110.1
Single Family Remittance Processing Procedures - 4110.2
Canceled: The Mortgagees' Guide - Home Mortgage Insurance - Fiscal Instructions - 4115.3
Canceled: Master Conditional Commitment Procedure - 4125.1
Canceled: Underwriting-Technical Direction for Home Mortgage Insurance - 4135.1
Canceled: Procedures for Approval of Single Family Proposed Construction - 4140.1
Canceled: Land Planning Principles for Home Mortgage Insurance - 4140.2
Land Planning Procedures and Data for Insurance for Home Mortgage - 4140.3
Land Planning Data Sheet - 4145.1
Architectural Processing and Inspections for Home Mortgage Insurance (Superseded in part by HUD Handbook 4000.1) - 4165.1
Endorsement for Insurance for Home Mortgage Programs (Single Family) - 4205.1
Canceled: Single Family Coinsurance Program - 4210.1
Canceled: Homeownership for Lower-Income Families Section 235(i) - 4210.2
Section 235(i) Fiscal Instructions for HUD-FHA Field Offices - 4225.1
Section 312 Processing - 4232.1
Healthcare Mortgage Insurance Program - 4240.1
Canceled: Section 203(h), Home Mortgage Insurance for Disaster Victims - 4245.1
Section 220(d), (3), (A), and Section 220(h) Rehabilitation and Neighborhood Conservation Housing Insurance Program - 4250.1
Canceled: Home Mortgage Insurance - Low and Moderate Income Section 221(d)(2) - 4255.1
Canceled: Mortgage Insurance for Servicemen for Home Mortgage Insurance - 4265.1
Home Mortgage Insurance Condominium Units - 4270.1
Canceled: Handbook 4270.1 REV-l, Section 240, Purchase of Fee Simple - 4275.1
Canceled: Section 809, Armed Services Housing -- Civilian Employees Information - 4280.1
Canceled: Section 810(h), Armed Services Housing for Home Mortgage Insurance - 4290.1
Canceled: Section 233, Mortgages Involving Experimental Housing for Home - 4315.1
Multifamily Property Disposition - Management - 4320.1
Property Disposition Contracting - 4330.1
Administration of Insured Home Mortgages (Superseded in part by HUD Handbook 4000.1) - 4330.2
Mortgage Assignment Processing and Secretary-Held Servicing - 4335.2
Secretary-Held Servicing - 4350.1
Multifamily Asset Management and Project Servicing - 4350.2
Section 8 Loan Management Set-Aside Program for Projects - 4350.3
Occupancy Requirements of Subsidized Multifamily Housing Programs - 4350.4
Insured Multifamily Mortgagee Servicing and Field Office Handbook - 4350.5
Subsidy Contract Administration and Field Monitoring - 4350.6
Processing Plans of Action Under the Low-Income Housing - 4355.1
Flexible Subsidy - 4370.1
Reviewing Annual and Monthly Financial Reports - 4370.2
Financial Operations and Accounting Procedures for Insured - 4370.3
Uniform System of Accounts for Cooperative Housing Corporations - 4370.4
Basic Accounting Desk Reference for HUD Loan Servicers - 4381.5
The Management Agent - 4400.1
Project Mortgage Insurance - Basic Section 207 Instructions - 4410.1
Project Fiscal Procedures - 4420.1
Housing Production and Mortgage Credit-Federal Housing Administration - 4425.1
Basic Underwriting - 4430.1
Initial Closing for Project Mortgages - 4435.1
Project Construction and Servicing Before Final Closing - 4440.1
Final Closing Commitment for Project Mortgage Insurance, dated 12/7 - 4445.1
Underwriting-Technical Direction for Project Mortgage Insurance - 4450.1
Cost Estimation for Project Mortgage Insurance - 4460.1
Architectural Analysis and Inspections for Project Mortgage Insurance - 4465.1
Valuation Analysis for Project Mortgage Insurance - 4470.1
Mortgage Credit Analysis for Project Mortgage Insurance - 4470.2
Cost Certification Guide for Mortgagors and Contractors of HUD-Insured - 4500.1
Allowances for Making Nonprofit Projects Operational (AMPO) - 4510.1
Rental and Cooperative Housing for Lower-Income Families - Section - 4535.3
Section 106(b) Nonprofit Sponsor Assistance Loans for Section 202 - 4545.1
Mobile Home Park Program, Section 207 - 4550.1
Basic Cooperative Housing Insurance - 4550.2
Pre-Sale Management Type Cooperatives - 4550.3
Existing Construction - Cooperative Housing - 4550.4
Supplementary Loan - Cooperative Housing - 4550.5
Investor-Sponsor and Nonprofit Sponsorship of Housing Cooperatives - 4550.6
Sales Type Cooperatives - 4555.1
Section 220, Rental Housing in Urban Renewal Areas for Project - 4560.1
Mortgage Income for Multifamily Moderate Income Housing Projects - 4560.3
Mortgage Insurance for Single Room Occupancy (SRO) Projects, Section - 4561.1
Coinsurance for Mortgage Lenders Section 221(d), Multifamily - 4561.2
Management Servicing and Disposition Requirements for Projects with 221(D) Coinsured Loans - 4565.1
Mortgage Insurance for the Purchase or Refinancing of Existing Multifamily Housing Projects - 4566.1
Coinsurance for Mortgage Lenders (Section 223(f)) - 4566.2
Management, Servicing and Disposition Requirements for Projects - 4567.1
Refinancing of Insured Multifamily Projects Pursuant to Section - 4571.1
Section 202 Direct Loan Program for Housing for the Elderly or Handicapped - 4571.2
Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities - 4571.3
Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly - 4571.4
Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities, Conditional Commitment - Final Closing, dated June 1994 - 4571.5
Supportive Housing for the Elderly - Conditional Commitment - Final - 4580.1
Mortgage Insurance for Condominium Housing Insured Under Section 234(d) of the National Housing Act, June 1973 - 4585.1
Supplemental Loans for Project Mortgage Insurance - Section 241 - 4590.1
Housing Finance Agency Risk-Sharing Pilot Program - 4591.1
Housing Development Grant Monitoring - 4600.1
Canceled: Residential Care Facilities - Nursing Homes (SNF & ICF), Board and Care Homes and Assisted Living Facilities - 4600.2
Fire Safety Equipment Loan Insurance Program for Nursing Homes - 4615.1
Mortgage Insurance for Hospitals - 4630.1
Group Practice Facilities - 4640.1
Congregate Housing Services Program (CHSP) Operating Procedures - 4740.2
Title I and Other Debt Collection Guidance - 4800.1
Canceled: Administration for Title X Land Development Projects - 4815.1
Land Planning Analysis for Title X Land Development Projects - 4820.1
Engineering Analysis for Title X Land Development Projects - 4910.1
Minimum Property Standards for Housing, 1994 Edition (Superseded in part by HUD Handbook 4000.1) - 4930.3
Canceled: Permanent Foundations Guide for Manufactured (Replaced by Guidebook 4930.3G) - 4940.3
Minimum Design Standards for Community Sewerage Systems - 4950.1
Technical Suitability of Products Program Processing - 7400.10
Housing Funding Control - 7420.5
Admission of Single Persons to Low-Income and Lower-Income Assisted Housing - 7610.0
HECM Housing Counseling Protocol - 7610.1
Housing Counseling Program