Newrez Correspondent · Correspondent Announcement 2026-039 · Published

FHA and VA Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Margin Addition

Newrez has introduced a 1.75% margin option for FHA and VA adjustable-rate mortgage products within its product summaries. Correspondent clients should treat the announcement as operational guidance until underwriting manuals are revised.

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Loan impact

Summarized from the announcement · verified

Applies to: FHA and VA adjustable-rate mortgage offerings sold through the correspondent channel.

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What changed

Summarized from the announcement
RequirementPreviouslyNow
Eligible margins for government adjustable-rate loansRelaxedNot statedPermitted an additional margin choice of 1.75% on government adjustable-rate offerings.

What to do

AWACS interpretation · not source language

What to review: Review the product summaries to understand the newly permitted 1.75% margin option for FHA and VA adjustable-rate mortgage offerings.

QC implications

  • Verify that FHA and VA adjustable-rate loans using the 1.75% margin option comply with the updated product summary requirements.

Source and record

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Checks

  • Source verified: Passed

    The document ID, link and publication date match the official source.

  • Quotes match the source: Passed

    Every quoted passage appears word for word in the official document.

  • Requirements backed by the source: Passed

    Anything marked required is backed by the requirement language and dates in the source.

  • 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.