Carrington Correspondent · Disaster Announcement FEMA Disaster Declaration - Ohio (2026-09-16) · Published

Ohio FEMA Disaster Declaration Re-inspection Requirements

Carrington Correspondent requires property re-inspections for impacted loans secured by real estate in designated Ohio disaster counties. Re-inspection criteria depend on loan product type and whether appraisal or closing occurred prior to specified incident dates.

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Loan impact

Summarized from the announcement · needs review

Applies to: Loans secured by properties located in declared Ohio disaster counties across conventional, FHA, VA, USDA, and non-agency programs.

Applies when all of these are true
  • ANDCarrington loan
  • ANDState is OH
Addressed to
Carrington correspondent sellersFrom the publisher, not quoted from the text
Investor
CarringtonFrom the publisher, not quoted from the text
Programs
Conventional, FHA, Non-QM, USDA, VA
Affected area
Eligibility
Affected documents
Property re-inspection report; Original appraisal report
Applicability confidence
Needs review: some rows could not be matched to a quote from the source

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What changed

Summarized from the announcement
RequirementPreviouslyNow
Property inspection update for FHA standard documentationTightenedRequiredNot statedA property re-inspection is mandatory if the appraisal was performed before August 22, 2026.
Property re-inspection for VA full documentation mortgagesTightenedRequiredNot statedA re-inspection is required if the appraisal inspection was completed before August 10, 2026.
Re-inspection requirement for VA interest rate reduction refinance loansTightenedRequiredNot statedA property re-inspection is required if loan closing documents were not signed before August 10, 2026.
Property re-inspection for USDA loansTightenedRequiredNot statedA property re-inspection is required if the appraisal inspection date preceded August 24, 2026.
Property re-inspection for conventional mortgagesTightenedRequiredNot statedA property re-inspection is required when the original appraisal inspection occurred before August 22, 2026.
Property re-inspection for non-agency productsTightenedRequiredNot statedA property re-inspection must be obtained if the initial appraisal inspection took place prior to August 22, 2026.

What to do

AWACS interpretation · not source language

What to review: Review the mandatory property re-inspection cut-off dates across FHA, VA, USDA, conventional, and non-agency programs for properties located in declared Ohio disaster counties.

Underwriting

Condition and review property re-inspections for loans secured by properties in declared Ohio disaster counties based on program-specific appraisal inspection or closing date cutoffs.

Closing

Confirm required property re-inspection reports are received and satisfactory prior to closing for covered Ohio disaster-area loans meeting the applicable cut-off dates.

Post-closing

Verify that complete property re-inspection documentation is retained in the file for loans secured by real estate in the designated Ohio disaster counties.

QC implications

  • Audit loans secured by properties in designated Ohio disaster counties to ensure property re-inspections were performed when appraisals or loan document signings preceded the program-specific dates.

Source and record

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  • In scope: Passed

    The document is about residential mortgage lending.

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