USDA Pushes Back Manufactured Home Loan Rules by Two Months
Published Date: 3/4/2025
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Summary
The USDA’s Rural Housing Service is pushing back the start date for new rules on manufactured home loans from March 4 to May 5, 2025. This change affects folks using Single Family Housing Direct and Guaranteed Loan Programs, giving them a bit more time to get ready. No extra costs or big changes—just a simple date update to keep things smooth.
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Manufactured housing rule start date delayed
If you use USDA Single Family Housing Direct or Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Programs for manufactured home loans, the new rule that was scheduled to take effect on March 4, 2025 will instead take effect on May 5, 2025. The rule was published January 3, 2025 and this document corrects the DATES section to read "Effective May 5, 2025."
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