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FHLB Chicago MPF · Announcement MPF Announcement 2026-47 · Published

Temporary Buydown Debt-to-Income Ratio Alignment for MPF Traditional

MPF Traditional guidelines have revised the qualifying debt-to-income benchmarks for temporary interest rate buydowns. Underwriting parameters now correspond to standard limits, capped at 43 percent for manual files and set by the automated underwriting system for approved submissions.

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Loan impact

Summarized from the announcement · verified

Applies to: Loans delivered under the MPF Traditional program featuring temporary interest rate buydowns.

Addressed to
MPF participating financial institutions (PFIs)From the publisher, not quoted from the text
Investor
MpfFrom the publisher, not quoted from the text
Affected area
EligibilityGuide Section 5.14.1.3
Applicability confidence
Verified: every row taken from the source text is supported by it; rows marked "from the publisher" are not quoted

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What changed

Summarized from the announcement · Section 5.14.1.3
RequirementPreviouslyNow
Temporary buydown qualification debt-to-income limitsChangedNot statedQualifying debt-to-income ratios must align with standard parameters, consisting of 43 percent for manual underwriting and automated system determination for AUS approvals.

What to do

AWACS interpretation · not source language

What to review: Review the alignment of temporary buydown qualifying debt-to-income limits with standard parameters of 43 percent for manual files and automated underwriting system determinations for approved submissions.

QC implications

  • Sample MPF Traditional loans featuring temporary interest rate buydowns to verify that qualifying debt-to-income ratios align with standard limits of 43 percent for manual underwriting or automated underwriting system findings.

Source and record

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  • In scope: Passed

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