Carrington Correspondent · Disaster Announcement FEMA Disaster Declaration - Washington (2026-04-16) · Published

Washington Severe Storms and Flooding Property Re-Inspection Policy

Carrington requires property re-inspections for mortgage loans secured by properties in declared Washington disaster areas. Re-inspections apply to conventional, government, and non-agency products based on appraisal or note dates relative to December 19, 2025.

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Loan impact

Summarized from the announcement · verified

Applies to: Loans secured by properties in Washington disaster areas across conventional, FHA, VA, USDA, and non-agency programs.

Applies when all of these are true
  • ANDCarrington loan
  • ANDState is WA
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 areas
Valuation; Eligibility
Applicability confidence
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What changed

Summarized from the announcement
RequirementPreviouslyNow
FHA full documentation disaster re-inspectionTightenedRequiredNot statedA property re-inspection is required when the original appraisal inspection occurred prior to December 19, 2025.
Applies when: All loan-impact conditions above · Program is FHA
VA full documentation disaster re-inspectionTightenedRequiredNot statedA property re-inspection is mandatory if the appraisal inspection was conducted before December 19, 2025.
Applies when: All loan-impact conditions above · Program is VA
VA IRRRL disaster re-inspectionTightenedRequiredNot statedA property re-inspection is required when the loan was not executed before December 19, 2025.
Applies when: All loan-impact conditions above · Program is VA · Purpose is irrrl
USDA full documentation and streamline assist disaster re-inspectionTightenedRequiredNot statedA property re-inspection must be obtained if the appraisal inspection date preceded December 19, 2025.
Applies when: All loan-impact conditions above · Program is USDA
Conventional disaster re-inspectionTightenedRequiredNot statedA property re-inspection is required if the appraisal inspection was performed prior to December 19, 2025.
Applies when: All loan-impact conditions above · Program is Conventional
Non-agency disaster re-inspectionTightenedRequiredNot statedA property re-inspection must be completed if the appraisal inspection took place before December 19, 2025.
Applies when: All loan-impact conditions above · Program is Non-QM

What to do

AWACS interpretation · not source language

What to review: Review Washington property pipeline files across conventional, government, and non-agency programs to ensure mandatory property re-inspections are completed for loans with appraisal inspection dates or note execution dates prior to December 19, 2025.

Underwriting

Require a property re-inspection for Washington loans across conventional, FHA, VA, USDA, and non-agency programs if the appraisal inspection was completed prior to December 19, 2025, or if a VA IRRRL was not executed prior to December 19, 2025.

Appraisal

Obtain property re-inspections for Washington disaster area properties securing conventional, FHA, VA, USDA, or non-agency loans where the original appraisal inspection was performed before December 19, 2025, or where a VA IRRRL was not executed before December 19, 2025.

QC implications

  • Test Washington loan files across all applicable programs to confirm that a property re-inspection is present whenever the appraisal inspection took place prior to December 19, 2025.
  • Verify that VA IRRRL files secured by Washington properties not executed before December 19, 2025, include the required property re-inspection.

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