FHA rescinded Mortgagee Letter 2019-06: Downpayment Assistance and Operating in a Government Capacity Guidance. The Mortgagee Letter went into effect April 18, 2019. The rescission is effective immediately. Per FHA, the definitive policy guidance for FHA’s downpayment assistance program continues to be found in Section II.A.4.d.ii. of the Single Family Housing Policy Handbook 4000.1.

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FHA Revises and Streamlines Policy Established in Mortgagee Letters 2024-24 and 2025-12
FHA issued Mortgagee Letter (ML) 2025-14 revising and streamlining policy established in ML 2024-24 (Modernization of Engagement with Borrowers in Default) and providing clarifications to