FHA issued Mortgagee Letter 2025-16 eliminating the full-time employment requirement for Direct Endorsement (DE) underwriter eligibility. Per the Mortgagee Letter (ML), FHA eliminated the full-time employment requirement for underwriter eligibility to allow part-time employment. The provisions of this ML went into effect June 27, 2025.
Click to view the FHA Mortgagee Letter 2025-16: https://www.tenaco.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/FHA-Mortgagee-Letter-2025-16-06-27-25.pdf
