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Past Issues of WHEDA® Home News

Highlights of previous issues of WHEDA Home News from August 2001 to present.

Date Highlights
October 2008 Foreclosure Prevention Conference
Wisconsin Neighborhood Stabilization Program
Real Estate Taxes
October 2008 WHEDA Temporarily Suspends Rate Locks
September 2008 Down Payment Assistance for Partnership Neighborhoods
Interest Rates
DTI Guideline Change
September 2008 Rate Reduction Option
Daily Loan Pricing
August 2008 Credit Score Guidelines
Lender Information Sessions
August 2008 Automated Underwriting Decision
Single-Wide Manufactured Housing
Underwriting Changes: Credit Eligibility
July 2008 Home Program Changes
Home Origination Guide
Helpful Hints
July 2008 Summary of 2008 Underwriting Changes
June 2008 Home Program Changes
June 2008 Down Payment Assistance
Buying a Home in Foreclosure
New Director of Single Family Lending
May 2008 Additional Home Program Changes
April 2008 Program Changes
April 2008 Home Program Changes
Expedite your Home Loan Application
April 2008 Private Mortgage Insurance change
April 2008 Home Program Changes
March 2008 New Income Limits
Recapture Tax Booklets
Declining Markets
February 2008 Down Payment Assistance Available
February 2008 Mortgage Insurance Companies Tightening Guidelines
Top Lenders and Brokers in 2007
February 2008 Easy Close Loan
Distance Learning Home Buyer Education
January 2008 Rate Reduction Options Suspended
January 2008 HUD-1 Settlement Statement
2008 Lender Information Sessions
Martin Luther King Day
December 2007 Foreclosure Assistance
Appraisals
Cash Back at Closing
December 2007 Zero Down Program Change
November 2007 New Construction
Quick Decision
Assumptions
Home Buyer Education Counseling Fee
Gateway to Home Ownership
October 2007 Education Opportunity
Real Estate Taxes
October 2007 Confirmation of Funds Penalty
Down Payment Assistance
August 2007 2007/2008 Lender Information Sessions
July 2007 Home Plus Change
Rural Initiative Down Payment Assistance
July 2007 Lender Paid Closing Costs
Closing Document Fee Change
June 2007 Confirmation of Funds Penalty
June 2007 Partnership Neighborhood Down Payment Assistance
Helpful Tips
Federal Home Loan Bank 2007 Income Limits
Sawyer County Section 8 Home Ownership Program
May 2007 Loan Amount Guideline
Helpful Hints
Section 8
Down Payment Assistance
May 2007 New Home Improvement Loan Products
Distance Learning for Home Buyers
April 2007 Fixed Interest Only Loan Product Discontinued
April 2007 Distance Learning Home Buyer Education
April 2007 Recapture Tax Booklets
March 2007 Zero Down Program
Home Plus Program
Uniform Application Package Checklist
PMI
February 2007 2006 Top Lenders & Brokers
February 2007 Down Payment Assistance Programs
January 2007 Home Program Changes
Form Revisions
January 2007 Veterans
December 2006 Quick Decision Process Update
800 Rate Line Discontinued
December 2006

Home Program Interest Rate Change
WHEDA Rural Initiative Down Payment Assistance
Pre-Approval Fee
WHEDA Borrower's Affidavit (Home Form 2)
Section 8 Homeownership Program - City of Superior

December 2006

2007 Lender Information Sessions
Printer-Friendly Home Origination Manual
Form Revisions
Lender Serviced WHEDA Fixed Interest Only Loans

November 2006 Down Payment Assistance, Rural Initiative
November 2006 Updated Federal Recapture Tax Booklets
October 2006 eWHEDA Services Update
October 2006

Rural Initiative Downpayment Assistance
Real Estate Taxes
Increased Pre-Approval Fee

September 2006

SmartPath Program
Home Manual Revisions
MyCommunityMortgage & Home Possible Programs
Non-Applicant Spouse
Twindominium Hazard Insurance

August 2006

Section 8 Homeownership Program
Down Payment Assistance - Rural Initiative

June 2006 New Fee Schedule
May 2006 Revised Income Limits
May 2006 Zero Down Loan
April 2006

Tax Returns
Mortgage Guardian
On-line Homebuyer Education
Interest Only
Registered Contractors
Down Payment Assistance
Forms

March 2006 Quick Decision
February 2006 Staff Changes
On-Demand Training Available
Appraisal Requirements
February 2006 Down Payment Assistance Available
January 2006

Quick Decision Process Change
Tax Returns
Home Plus & Home Improvement Changes
Payment Protection Insurance Waived

January 2006 A Record Year
Holiday
December 2005 ITIN Program Discontinued
December 2005 2006 Lender Information Sessions
November 2005 Thanksgiving Schedule
2005 Real Estate Taxes
Modernization Bill
October 2005 Energy Efficiency
New Appraisal Forms
October 2005 Helpful Hints
October 2005 New Correspondent Application Process
September 2005

WHEDA expands its on-line training to offer On-Demand Web Training

August 2005 Mortgage Guardian Fee Waived
June 2005 Fixed-Interest Only Marketing Tips
Fixed-Interst Only FAQs
May 2005 Home Plus Asset Test Revision
May 2005 Helpful Hints
April 2005 Fixed-Interest Only Product
Closing Package Procedures
March 2005 Mortgage Guardian Fee Waived
March 2005 New Income & Purchase Price Limits
March 2005 Fixed-Interest Only Loan
February 2005 Interest Only Pilot Program
January 2005 2004 A Record Year
November 2004 Option for Unemployment Insurance
August 2004 Delinquent Child Support
Get Your Customer's Tax Returns within 48 Hours
New Federal Recapture Tax Booklets
New Appraisal Responsibility and Procedure
New Income Limits
May 2004 Underwriting Turnaround
Submitting Information on Pended Files
Appraisal Reminder
eWHEDA Services
Staff Training
Hazard Insurance for WHEDA Serviced Loans
Web Seminars
April 2004 Home loans at a special interest rate for properties in Garfield Place in the City of Milwaukee
March 2004 New Purchase Price Limits
New Appraisal E-mail Mailbox
March 2004 HomeS FOR OUR HEROES PROGRAM FUNDS EXHAUSTED
The funds for the Homes for Our Heroes Program have been fully utilized.
February 2004 Energy Efficient Homes
Order WHEDA Brochures On Line
January 2004

2003 A Record Year

December 2003

Quick Decision Process
Preapproval
Appraisals
Manual and Form Changes

November 2003

Home Plus Loan Revision

November 2003

Homes for Our Heroes
Thanksgiving Holiday

October 2003

Lender Recertification
Tax Deferred Exchanges
Single Wide Manufactured Homes
Mortgage Guardian--Mortgage Payment Protection

October 2003

Mortgage Guardian Announcement

August 2003

New Pool Insurers
Reduced PMI Rates
We Want You to Stay Informed
Staff Team Building

July 2003 New Underwriting Guideline
Manual Changes
New Staff Member
July 2003 PMI Coverage Reduced for Loans Exceeding 95% Loan-to-Value
May 2003 New Purchase Price Limits
April 2003 Target Areas
New Federal Recapture Booklets
April 2003 On-Line Funding
February 2003 New Income Limits
January 2003 New Executive Director
Revised Web Site
2002 Volume
January 2003 Reduced Interest Rate in City of Green Bay
October 2002 Mortgage Partnership Financing Program Discontinued
HouseKey Wisconsin Update
Annual Lender Certification
September 2002 Processing Fees
Revised Lender Fees
Staff Retreat
September 2002 Help for Tornado Victims in Rusk County
June 2002 New Construction Limits
Home Plus Clarification
Preapproval Hints
Helpful Hints
May 2002 Income Limits Corrected for Kenosha County
May 2002 New Income Limits
New Purchase Price Limits for Existing Properties
Servicing Purchased
April 2002 Home Plus Loan Closing Interest Correction
March 2002 Home Improvement Loan Program
New Federal Recapture Booklets
December 2001 Rate Reduction Option
Extension of Availability of Reduced Interest Rate in Burnett County
November 2001 Rate Lock Fee
On-line Community Homebuyer Education
October 2001 New Income Limits
Preapproval Program Enhanced
Section 8 for Homeownership in the City of Milwaukee
September 2001 Reduced Interest Rate Available for Selected Properties in the City of Waukesha
HouseKey Wisconsin
August 2001 HouseKey Wisconsin
Section 8 for Homeownership Program in Brown County