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Newrez Correspondent · Investor Announcement 2026-033 · Published

Minimum Decision Credit Score Threshold for Insured Loans

Correspondent lenders must enforce a 600 minimum credit score on conventional transactions requiring mortgage insurance. The updated underwriting standard takes effect immediately for pipeline files and new loan applications.

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Loan impact

Summarized from the announcement · verified

Applies to: Conventional mortgage loans requiring mortgage insurance.

Applies when all of these are true
  • ANDNewrez loan
  • ANDPresent
Addressed to
Newrez correspondent sellersFrom the publisher, not quoted from the text
Investor
NewrezFrom the publisher, not quoted from the text
Programs
Conventional
Affected areas
Score; Eligibility
Affected documents
Product guidelines
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
RequirementPreviouslyNow
Credit score floor for insured mortgagesTightenedRequiredNot statedBorrowers must possess a minimum credit score of 600 when private mortgage insurance is needed.
Applies when: All loan-impact conditions above · Program is Conventional

What to do

AWACS interpretation · not source language

What to review: Review all pipeline files and new loan applications for conventional mortgages requiring mortgage insurance to ensure borrowers meet the new 600 minimum credit score requirement.

Underwriting

Immediately enforce a minimum credit score of 600 on all pipeline and newly submitted conventional loans that require mortgage insurance.

QC implications

  • Verify that all conventional loans requiring mortgage insurance in the pipeline and new submissions have a credit score of at least 600.

Source and record

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Checks

  • Source verified: Passed

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  • Quotes match the source: Passed

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  • Requirements backed by the source: Passed

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  • In scope: Passed

    The document is about residential mortgage lending.

  • Format and labels: Passed

    The record follows the AWACS format and uses its standard labels.