12/30/2021 | Income Limit Changes for the Bellingham and Seattle Downpayment Assistance Programs

12/30/2021 | Accepting eNotes

12/14/2021 | 2022 Loan Limit Changes

12/3/2021 | Coming soon to Pierce County

10/27/2021 | Rates Changing for House Key Opportunity Program

9/22/2021 | Rates Changing for House Key Opportunity Program

9/21/2021 | Homeownership Director Lisa DeBrock Featured in Down Payment Report

8/31/2021 | NEW 5% Downpayment Assistance Option!

8/26/2021 | Commission Loans-Post Closing Reminders

8/24/2021 | Internet Network Restored

8/23/2021 | Internet Outage Update

8/23/2021 | Temporary Internet Outage

7/8/2021 | Tacoma Downpayment Assistance Program

7/1/2021 | We’re Raising our Income Limits!

7/1/2021 | Income and Acquisition Cost Limits Increased for House Key Opportunity

6/30/2021 | Pierce County Downpayment Assistance Program Fully Reserved!

6/16/2021 | 2021 Area-Median Income (AMI) Limits

6/11/2021 | Income Limit Changes for Downpayment Assistance Programs

5/5/2021 | Income Limit Changes for Downpayment Assistance Programs

5/4/2021 | Opportunity Downpayment Assistance Program

4/12/2021 | Purchase Price and Income Limit Changes for the Bellingham and Pierce County Downpayment Assistance Programs

3/31/2021 | Manufactured Homes-Home Advantage FHA & USDA

2/5/2021 | Help Get Your Offers Accepted with Our New Flyer!

2/4/2021 | Update on Borrowers with DACA Status on FHA & VA Commission Loan Programs

1/26/2021 | Best Practices for Reserving Commission Loans

1/22/2021 | Misleading mailers sent using WSHFC’s name

1/8/2021 | Lower Rates for House Key Opportunity Program

12/14/2020 | 2021 Loan Limit Changes

12/7/2020 | The Commission in the news!

11/17/2020 | House Key Opportunity

10/12/2020 | Changes to Flood Determination Provider and Lender Retained Payments for loans serviced by IHFA

10/12/2020 | Lower Rates for House Key Opportunity Program

9/28/2020 | Changes to Home Advantage Gov’t Loans with DTI 45.01%-50.00%

9/1/2020 | Important Change to Freddie Mac HFA Advantage Program

7/31/2020 | 2020 Area-Median Income (AMI) Limits

7/27/2020 | Lower Rates for House Key Opportunity Program

7/21/2020 | Online Class Fee Change

7/2/2020 | Income Limit Changes for Downpayment Assistance Programs

6/25/2020 | Lakeview Loan Servicing Change of Address for Closing Documents

6/23/2020 | Lower Rates for House Key Opportunity Program

6/5/2020 | Lower Rates for House Key Opportunity!

5/12/2020 | Ratios at 45.01%-50.00% with credit scores from 620-659 will no longer be eligible under the Home Advantage Government program.

5/11/2020 | REMINDER: Important Changes to Government Home Advantage Loans Starting May 18, 2020.

5/6/2020 | Streamlined Loan Purchase Timeline Notice to Lenders

5/1/2020 | Important Changes to Government Home Advantage Loans Starting May 18, 2020.

4/24/2020 | Lower Rates for House Key Opportunity!

4/17/2020 | HomeChoice Downpayment Assistance Program

4/16/2020 | Reminder: Delivery of Closing Documents

3/30/2020 | UPDATE: Home Inspections

3/26/2020 | Temporary Home Inspection Waivers By Request

3/25/2020 | Conducting Business as Usual

3/24/2020 | Upcoming Rate Change for House Key Opportunity!

3/20/2020 | Cancellation of All In-Person Homebuyer Education Classes

3/19/2020 | Rate Volatility in the Market. Please Plan Accordingly.

3/19/2020 | We’re Here for You

3/16/2020 | Alternatives Now Available for In-Person Homebuyer Education

3/10/2020 | Lower Rates for House Key Opportunity!

3/10/2020 | Specialty Downpayment Assistance Programs

2/26/2020 | New: LenderOnline How-To Videos

1/24/2020 | Best Practices for Reserving Loans

1/17/2020 | FOLLOW UP REMINDER: Important Changes Effective 2/12/2020 to Freddie Mac’s HFA Advantage for the Home Advantage and House Key programs

12/18/2019 | FHA Loan Limit Changes for 2020

12/18/2019 | REMINDER: Important Changes Effective 2/12/2020 to Freddie Mac’s HFA Advantage for the Home Advantage and House Key programs

12/10/2019 | 2020 Loan Limit Changes

12/9/2019 | Tacoma Downpayment Assistance Program Fully Reserved!

11/21/2019 | Important Changes Effective 2/12/2020 to Freddie Mac’s HFA Advantage for the Home Advantage and House Key programs

11/20/2019 | WSHFC Website Currently Down

10/10/2019 | FHA Single-Unit Condominium Project Approval

10/4/2019 | Lower Interest Rate for Pierce County Downpayment Assistance Program

9/23/2019 | Updated Mortgagee Clause

9/6/2019 | Lower Rates for House Key Opportunity!

8/27/2019 | Reminder: Changes to Fannie Mae’s HFA Preferred for DU Casefile ID’s with First Submission Date of September 5, 2019 or later for the Home Advantage and House Key programs

8/12/2019 | Income and Purchase Price Limit Changes for Downpayment Assistance Programs

8/2/2019 | Update on Borrowers with DACA Status

7/26/2019 | Lock Policy Reminder

7/11/2019 | Advance Notice of LenderOnline Scheduled Maintenance

7/3/2019 | Lower Rates for House Key Opportunity!

7/2/2019 | Changes to Fannie Mae’s HFA Preferred for DU Casefile ID’s with First Submission Date of September 5, 2019 or later for the Home Advantage and House Key programs

6/17/2019 | Training Opportunity for Freddie Mac’s HFA Advantage Program

6/14/2019 | Now Offering Freddie Mac’s HFA Advantage Mortgage!

6/13/2019 | Changes to Tacoma, Pierce County and ARCH Partnership Downpayment Assistance Programs

6/12/2019 | Lower Rates for House Key Opportunity!

5/30/2019 | Notice of Rate Change for House Key Opportunity

5/6/2019 | Income Limit Changes for Downpayment Assistance Programs

4/30/2019 | Misleading mailers sent using WSHFC’s name

4/24/2019 | HUD Mortgagee Letter 19-06: Our Affirmation

4/18/2019 | Notice of Rate Change for House Key Opportunity

3/22/2019 | Advance Notice of Rate Change for House Key Opportunity

3/1/2019 | IHFA – PMI Delivery Requirements

3/1/2019 | Increases to Income and Acquisition Cost Limits for House Key Opportunity Program

2/1/2019 | Lakeview Loan Servicing Disaster Guidelines and Disaster File

1/11/2019 | Update -Tax Transcript Requirements Due to Government Shutdown

1/3/2019 | Tax Transcript Requirements Due to Government Shutdown

12/19/2018 | Credit Reports Will Be Required

12/17/2018 | Downpayment Assistance (2nd Mortgages) Notes & Deeds of Trust

12/6/2018 | IRS Form 4506-T and Tax Transcripts for USDA Transactions

10/30/2018 | Borrower Residency and Eligibility Requirements

10/24/2018 | HFA Preferred

10/11/2018 | Delivery File Closing Documents

10/10/2018 | Downpayment Assistance Programs

9/20/2018 | Advance Notice of Rate Change-House Key Opportunity

8/31/2018 | Income Limit Increase for DPA programs

8/28/2018 | Home Advantage Income Limits Going Up to $145,000

8/20/2018 | Advance Notice of Rate Change-House Key Opportunity

7/26/2018 | Bellingham Downpayment Assistance Program Update

7/19/2018 | New – Our Manuals are Now Searchable

6/29/2018 | Internet Outage Announcement

6/21/2018 | Home Advantage & House Key Opportunity Manual Updates

6/19/2018 | Income Limit Changes for Specialty Downpayment Assistance

05/29/2018 | House Key Opportunity-Rate Change

05/08/2018 | House Key Opportunity-Rate Change

04/26/2018 | New Page Just for Real Estate Pros

04/09/2018 | Connecting Homebuyers to Downpayment Help (Lenders)

04/09/2018 | Connecting Homebuyers to Downpayment Help (Real Estate Professionals)

02/28/2018 | New 5% Downpayment Assistance Option

02/28/2018 | Lower Rates for House Key Opportunity

02/27/2018 | IHFA Servicer Program Matrix and Program Manual Updates

02/27/2018 | New–Conventional Financing Option for Manufactured Homes

02/20/2018 | Aged Collateral Policy for Lakeview Loan Servicing

02/07/2018 | WSHFC’s New Servicer, Idaho HFA offers training for LO’s, Processors, Underwriters, Shippers, and Funders

02/01/2018 | Change to Tax Service Fee

01/18/2018 | USDA Manufactured Homes Now Allowable; Enhancements to FHA Limited 203K

12/29/2017 | Additional Master Servicer–Welcome Idaho Housing and Finance Association

12/22/2017 | MCC Program Retained in Federal Tax Reform

12/14/2017 | Non-Traditional Credit Allowed; Change to Escrow Repair Holdback

12/04/2017 | Seller Servicer Consultant RFP

11/30/2017 | Lakeview Loan Servicing Change of Address

11/28/2017 | Contact your Borrowers: MCC Program Eliminated in Federal Tax Reform

11/27/2017 | Closing-Cost Grant Ending Soon

11/22/2017 | Debt-To-Income Ratio Increased; Relief on Tax Transcripts

10/31/2017 | Tacoma and Bellingham Downpayment Assistance

09/27/2017 | What do YOU think?

09/26/2017 | Revised Lakeview Loan Servicing Credit and Closing Delivery Checklists

09/11/2017 | Summer ’17 Closing-Costs Grant Has Been Extended

09/08/2017 | Changes to ServiSolutions Tax Service Fee

08/31/2017 | Increase to Lender Compensation

08/25/2017 | Closing-Cost Grant Money Still Available

08/11/2017 | Pierce County DPA Updates

08/02/2017 | Closing-Cost Grants Still Available

07/03/2017 | Master Servicer Request For Proposal

06/30/2017 | Here to Home Summer ’17 Closing-Cost Grant

06/30/2017 | Change to House Key Opportunity Lock Period

06/30/2017 | Manufactured Homes

06/22/2017 | Income Limit Changes to Downpayment Assistance Programs

06/20/2017 | Changes to Master Servicer for Conventional Home Advantage and All House Key Opportunity Loans Starting July 1, 2017

06/14/2017 | Emphasys Training

05/19/2017 | Updates to DPA Program

05/17/2017 | New Recapture Limits

05/02/2017 | Updates to Downpayment Assistance Programs

03/28/2017 | Acquisition Cost Limits Lowered in Jefferson and San Juan Counties

03/15/2017 | House Key Opportunity-Rate Change

03/08/2017 | Temporary Suspension of Conventional Home Advantage Program Lifted

03/01/2017 | MCC Funds Fully Allocated

02/28/2017 | Suspension of Conventional Home Advantage Loans Extended

02/23/2017 | Manual Updates and Temporary Suspension of Conventional Home Advantage Loans

02/21/2017 | Current MCC Allocation Has $10 Million Left

01/23/2017 | Temporary Suspension of Conventional Home Advantage Loans Extended

12/29/2016 | Lakeview Loan Servicing Shipping and Delivery Update

12/27/2016 | Bulk Transfer of Loans to Lakeview and Temporary Suspension of Conventional Home Advantage Loans

12/13/2016 | MCC Funds Available – December 15, 2016

11/18/2016 | House Key Opportunity – Rate Change

11/07/2016 | Additional Training — Lakeview Loan Servicing Webinar

10/27/2016 | Current MCC Allocation Has Only $1 Million Left

10/24/2016 | Lakeview Loan Servicing Live Today – Manual Updates Available

10/20/2016 | Additional Training – Lakeview Loan Servicing  Webinar

10/19/2016 | Current MCC Allocation Almost Fully Reserved

10/17/2016 | Lakeview Loan Servicing Reservation Start Date – October 24, 2016

10/13/2016 | Lakeview Loan Servicing Training Opportunity

10/05/2016 | Lakeview Loan Servicing Program Matrix – Suspension of Manufactured Home Reservations

09/26/2016 | Homeownership Staff Unavailable for File Review During Conference

09/22/2016 | Contract signed with Lakeview Loan Servicing – Mortgage Origination Agreements Now Available

09/19/2016 | Advance Notice of Rate Change – House Key Opportunity

08/19/2016 | Additional Master Servicer – Welcome Lakeview Loan Servicing

08/03/2016 | Sunset of Bremerton Downpayment Assistance Program

08/02/2016 | Fannie Mae Announces Changes to HFA Preferred Conventional Loan Product

07/26/2016 | Make Up Training | Changes to Transfer of Servicing Rights and Loan Purchases/Delivery

07/05/2016 | Mandatory Training for Lender’s Shippers/Funders | Changes to Transfer of Servicing Rights and Loan Purchase/Delivery

07/01/2016 | Funds available for MCC use on July 6, 2016

06/24/2016 | Transfer of Servicing Rights and Loan Purchases/Delivery; Mandatory Training Webinar for Lender’s Shippers/Funders

05/17/2016 | Income Limit and Maximum Purchase Limit changes

05/10/2016 | Current MCC allocation has been completely reserved, waitlist available

05/05/2016 | Acquisition cost limits lowered in Island, Jefferson, Kitsap, and Whatcom Counties

02/01/2016 | City of Bellingham Downpayment Assistance Funds Now Available

12/24/2015 | Advanced Notice of Limited MCC Availability and Change in MCC Fee Structure for 2016

12/08/2015 | TRID Guidance – Downpayment Programs

11/09/2015 | More Funding for House Key Opportunity

10/02/2015 | Homeownership Staff Unavailable For File Review During Conference

09/11/2015 | Acquisition Cost Limits Lowered in Island, Jefferson, Kitsap, and Whatcom Counties

09/04/2015 | Labor Day Special! Additional House Key Opportunity Funds Now Available

08/25/2015 | Electronic Upload of Files Mandatory Beginning 09/15/2015

08/10/2015 | 203K Streamline loans no longer an eligible loan type/House Key Opportunity Funds running low

07/02/2015 | Downpayment Assistance for City of Bremerton and Pierce County

06/29/2015 | EnergySpark Program Announcement

06/24/2015 | House Key funds available/Opportunity DPA funds available

06/04/2015 | Updates to Downpayment Assistance Manuals

05/27/2015 | Advance Notice of House Key Opportunity Funds and Opportunity DPA

03/18/2015 | Revised Online Homebuyer Education Requirement for MCC Program

12/17/2014 | Fannie Mae Update/HFA Preferred Messaging /Special Feature Code

12/08/2014 | Manual Updates

10/09/2014 | Rural Housing Funding Authority Update

10/01/2014 | House Key Opportunity Programs Ends October 15, 2014

07/01/2014 | Home Advantage 1% Deferred Option up to $10,000 Now Available

06/16/2014 | Elimination of Adverse Market Fee/New Rate Option Available/Online Homebuyer Education Reminder

06/06/2014 | Tacoma Downpayment Assistance Funds Now Available

05/30/2014 | Home Advantage Rebound DPA No Longer Available

05/16/2014 | Lower Income and Acquisition Limits for Some Counties

05/13/2014 | Closing Cost Grant Program

05/01/2014 | House Key Opportunity Funds Availability

04/17/2014 | Advance Notice of House Key Opportunity Funds

03/31/2014 | Lower Rate for HFA Preferred without Downpayment Assistance

03/14/2014 | Online Homebuyer Education Option, Benchmark Standard, Lower MCC Limit for San Juan County & Manual Updates

02/21/2014 | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Loan Origination Rule Implementation 

01/10/2014 | Introducing Home Advantage Built New DPA & Income Limit Changes for Downpayment Assistance Programs

01/06/2014 | New Targeted Areas for Mortgage Credit Certificate Program

12/20/2013 | Important Debt To Income Changes

08/20/2013 | Announcement From ServiSolutions To Receive Lender Bulletins

08/01/2013 | Closing of Second Mortgages

07/19/2013 | Important Notice Regarding Homebuyer Education Certificates

07/03/2013 | Wiring Funds & HUD Requirements

06/26/2013 | Important Notice Regarding House Key Opportunity Program

06/21/2013 | Wiring Funds for DPA Second Mortgages 

06/14/2013 | Manual Updates Available

05/24/2013 | Retraction of Announcement May 20, 2013, Regarding Ginnie Mae Requirements

05/20/2013 | Interim Endorsements Must Be Dated Per Ginnie Mae Requirements

05/15/2013 | House Key Plus Seattle Is Back

03/04/2013 | Request for Audited Financials

02/05/2013 | Reminders on New Closing Procedures, FHA Deficiency Letters, Reduced Extension Fees, Manual Updates

01/28/2013 | Revision – Changes to Closing of Second Mortgages Effective Immediately

01/28/2013 | Downpayment Assistance Forms

01/25/2013 | Changes to Closing of Second Mortgages Effective February 1, 2013

01/16/2013 | House Key Plus ARCH Funds and Home Advantage Rebound Funds Now Available

01/02/2013 | Sunset of House Key Plus for Foreclosed Properties