On September 3, 2010, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released Mortgagee Letter 2010-29, Minimum Credit Scores and Loan-to-Value Ratios. This is in accordance with Federal Register Notice FR-5404-N-01, which proposes minimum credit scores and loan-to-value (LTV) ratios. Effective October 4, 2010, borrowers with a credit score below 500 are not...

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