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This is to notify you that FHA is not permitted to implement the downpayment assistance rule at this time. Judge Friedman of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued a ruling enjoining HUD from implementing the downpayment assistance rule, which was to go into effect today. This injunction is

applicable to everyone affected by the Rule. HUD will provide further guidance as appropriate.

To read the downpayment assistance rule (enjoined) in its entirety and for more information please visit: http://hudclips.org/sub_nonhud/cgi/pdf/4846a.pdf

For FHA technical support, please contact the FHA Resource Center: http://answers.hud.gov Search our online knowledge base and find answers to our most commonly asked questions. Use "live help" to get on-line technical support. You can also get email technical support at: hud@custhelp.com or phone FHA toll-free between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. ET (5:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PT) at: (800) CALLFHA or (800) 225-5342. Call FHA TDD at: (877) TDD-2HUD (877) 833-2483).

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This is the FHA Single Family Housing listserv for real estate industry professionals that are interested in updates to Mortgagee letters, Notices, Guidebooks, Housing Counseling, FHA Reference Guide, Mortgage Limits, Career Opportunities, Grants, Contracting Opportunities & Housing Industry Training. Please visit us at: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hsgsingle.cfm or visit our new homepage at: http://www.fha.gov

You can find a directory of states that are serviced by the four FHA Homeownership Centers (HOC) on the web at: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hoc/hsghocs.cfm

Servicing lenders can visit FHA's National Servicing Center on-line at: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/nsc/nschome.cfm

To find the FHA S/F Reference Guide on-line please visit: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/ref/hsgrcont.cfm

Find out about FHA training by visiting our Events and Training calendar at: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/events/events.cfm

Do you want to find out about current HUD Contracting Opportunities? To obtain a listing of the current opportunities please visit: http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpo/contract.cfm For more information please see the HUD contracting homepage at: http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpo/index.cfm

Do you want to find out about career opportunities at HUD? Visit: http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/ Please see the HUD section at: http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/a9hud.asp Application forms can be found at: http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/forms.asp

Find out about grant opportunities by visiting HUD's Funds Available website at: http://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/grants/fundsavail.cfm

For all FHA publications visit HudClips at: http://www.hudclips.org/cgi/index_cliphome.cgi You can order hardcopies at: http://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/dds/index.cfm

Do you need to find a FHA form? You can also find all FHA forms on the HUDClips website at: http://www.hudclips.org/sub_nonhud/html/forms.htm

For information on Presidentially Declared Disaster areas and to learn how HUD can help, please see: http://www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/nsc/disaster.cfm or contact the National Servicing Center in Oklahoma City, 1-888-297-8685. Also see: http://www.hud.gov/katrina/index.cfm

This list does not provide HudHome property listings. To see the latest list of all HudHomes nationwide please visit: http://www.hud.gov/homes/homesforsale.cfm

This list will often provides training opportunities and event announcements for non-profit and local government HUD partners. HUD does not endorse the organizations sponsoring linked websites, and we do not endorse the views they express or the products/services they offer. For more information on HUD’s web policies please visit: http://www.hud.gov/assist/webpolicies.cfm

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