FANNIE MAE DUS®
Sponsor-Initiated Affordability (SIA)
BENEFITS
- Flexible loan terms.
- Competitive pricing.
- Supports affordable and workforce housing providers.
- Potential DSCR Flexibility to 1.20 on a Pre-Review basis for deals with deeper affordability.*
- Certainty of execution.
- Speed in processing and underwriting.
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ELIGIBILITY
- Existing, stabilized conventional Properties.
- Minimum of 20% of units are affordable at 80% of AMI or less, as adjusted for family size.
- Rent does not exceed 30% of adjusted AMI for unit size.
- Structured ARM Loans with less than a two-year lockout period are not eligible for pricing incentives.
- Rent and income restrictions must be in place by the Mortgage Loan Origination Date.
- The Property must be compliant with the Sponsor-Initiated Affordability Agreement within 12 months of the Mortgage Loan Origination Date.
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TERM
5 – 30 years.
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AMORTIZATION
Up to 30 years.
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INTEREST RATE
Fixed- and variable-rate options available.
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MAXIMUM LTV
80%.
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MINIMUM DSCR
1.25x, with potential flexibility to go to 1.20*.
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SPONSOR-INITIATED AFFORDABILITY AGREEMENT
Borrower executes a:
- ponsor-Initiated Affordability Agreement (Form 6490) that is recorded against the Property and remains in place during the entire Mortgage Loan term; and
- Modifications to Multifamily Loan and Security Agreement (Sponsor-Initiated Affordability Restrictions) (Form 6271).
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ANNUAL COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS
The affordability compliance requirements must be managed by a third-party Administering Agent and include annual verification of the rent and income restrictions.
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EXECUTION OPTIONS
MBS.
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SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCING
Supplemental Mortgage Loans are available.
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PREPAYMENT AVAILABILITY
Mortgage Loans may be voluntarily prepaid upon payment of yield maintenance for fixed-rate Mortgage Loans or declining prepayment premium for variable-rate Mortgage Loans.
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RATE LOCK
30- to 180-day Rate Lock periods are available.
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ACCRUAL
30/360 and Actual/360.
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ESCROWS
Replacement reserve, tax, and insurance escrows are typically required.
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THIRD-PARTY REPORTS
Standard third-party reports required, including Appraisal, Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, and Property Condition Assessment.
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ASSUMPTION
Mortgage Loans are typically assumable, subject to review and approval of the proposed new borrower’s financial capacity and experience.
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ASSET MANAGEMENT
The Property must be compliant with the Sponsor-Initiated Affordability Agreement within 12 months of the Mortgage Loan Origination Date. Lender is responsible for notifying Fannie Mae of non-compliance.
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POTENTIAL DSCR FLEXIBILITY ON A PRE-REVIEW BASIS*
DSCR at 1.20 will be considered on a Pre-Review, case-by-case basis if the Property meets the following criteria:
- Property located in a Strong or Eligible MSA market.
- At least 50% of the residential units have rents and incomes restricted at 80% of AMI or less.
- Actual rents on restricted units are at the maximum of the restricted levels allowed for the Property (e.g., if the maximum restricted rent is $1,000, the actual rent cannot be below that level).
- Actual rents on restricted units are at least 10% below comparable market rents.
- The Borrower is an Affiliate of a repeat Sponsor.