Revised 11/13/2017
RuralDevelopment
502 Pre‐Qualification
ThankyouforyourinterestintheRuralDevelopmenthomeloan/grantprogram.Thefirststepinthehome
loan/grantapplicationprocessistoobtainapre‐qualificationreview.Enclosedisthe“HomeLoanPre‐Qualification
Worksheet‐VA”andthe“FormRD3550‐1AuthorizationtoReleaseInformation”.Pleasecompleteandmakesure
bothformsarelegibleandsigned.Eachindividual(18orover)residinginthehouseholdmustcompleteandsigna
separate“FormRD3550‐1AuthorizationtoReleaseInformation”.Iftherearemorethantwoindividualsover18
residinginthehousehold,pleasemakeadditionalcopiesfortheseindividualstocomplete.
Oncetherequestedformsarereceived,theinformationwillbeverifiedtodetermineyoureligibilityforloan/grant
pre‐qualification.Pleasenotethatpre‐authorizationsarenotbindingandshouldnotbeconsideredanapprovalor
rejection.
Inaddition,onewillneedtocompleteahomebuyereducationclassuponloanapproval.Theseclassesareavailable
in‐personandonline.Formoreinformation,pleasecontactVHDA800‐227‐8432orvisittheirwebsiteat
http://www.vhda.com/Homebuyers/HomeownershipEdu/Pages/HomeownershipEdu.aspx.
Pleasee‐mail,mailorfaxtherequested502Pre‐Qualificationinformationto:
Welookforwardtoreviewingyoursubmittedmaterialandprocessingyourpre‐qualification.
Ifyoushouldhavefurtherquestions,pleasecontactourofficeat276‐889‐4650ext.102.Ifhearingimpaired,the
TTDnumberis800‐287‐1753.
The Federal Equal Credit Opportunity Act prohibits creditors from discriminating against credit applicants on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age
(provided the applicant has the capacity to enter into a binding contract); because all or part of the applicant’s income derives from any public assistance program; or because the applicant
has in good faith exercised any right under the Consumer Credit Protection Act. The federal agency that administers compliance with this law concerning this creditor is the Federal Trade
Commission. If a person believes he or she was denied assistance in violation of this law, they should contact the Federal Trade Commission, Washington, DC 20580.
The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in real estate related transactions or in the terms of conditions of such a transaction because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial
status, or national origin. The federal agency that is responsible for enforcing this law is the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. If a person believes that they have been
discriminated against in violation of this law, they should contact the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC 20410 or call (800) 669-9777.
W
eb:
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov
Committed to the future of rural
communities.
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender.
To file a complaint
of discrimination, write USDA, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Stop 9410 Washington, DC
20250-9410 or call toll-free
(866) 632-9992 (English) or (800) 877-8339 (TDD) or (866) 377-8642 (English Fed-relay) or (800) 845-6136 (Spanish Fed-relay).
Indicators of Unacceptable Credit
Little or no credit history. The lack of credit history on the credit report may be mitigated if the applicant can
document a willingness to pay recurring debts through other acceptable means such as third party verifications or
canceled checks. Due to impartiality issues, third party verifications from relatives of household members are not
permissible.
Payments on any installment account where the amount of the delinquency exceeded one installment for more than
30 days within the last 12 months.
Payments on any revolving account which was delinquent for more than 30 days on two or more occasions within the
last 12 months.
A foreclosure that has been completed within the last 36 months.
An outstanding Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax lien or any other outstanding tax liens with no satisfactory
arrangement for payment.
Two
or
more rent or mortgage payments paid 30 or more days late within the last 2 years. If the applicant has
experienced no other credit problems in the past 2 years, only 1 year of rent history will be evaluated. This
requirement may be waived if the program loan will reduce shelter costs significantly and contribute to improved
repayment ability.
Outstanding collection accounts with a record of irregular payments with no satisfactory arrangements for
repayment, or collection accounts that were paid in full within the last 6 months, unless the applicant had been
making regular payments previously.
Non-Agency debts written off within the last 36 months, unless the debt was paid in full at least 12 months ago.
Agency debts that were debt settled within the past 36 months, or are being considered for debt settlement.
Delinquency on a federal debt.
A court-created or court-affirmed obligation or judgment caused by nonpayment that is currently outstanding or
has been outstanding within the last 12 months, except:
A bankruptcy in which:
Debts were discharged more than 36 months prior to the date of application; or
Where one successfully completed a bankruptcy debt restructuring plan and has demonstrated a
willingness to meet obligations when due for the 12 months prior to the date of application.
A judgment satisfied more than 12 months before the date of application.
An applicant with an outstanding judgment obtained by the United States in a Federal court, other than the
United States Tax Court, is not eligible for a Section 502 loan. This requirement is statutory and cannot be
waived.
Do you have any outstanding judgments against you or judgments that have not been paid off for one (1) year?
Yes ___ No ___
Have you been foreclosed on in the last three (3) years
? Yes ___ No ___
Have you filed bankruptcy in the last three (3) years
? Yes ___ No ___
If yes, please
complete the following: Chapter filed:
3 ___ 7 ___ 13 ___
Date discharged
___________
Do you have any outstanding collection accounts? Yes ___ No ___
Have you been more than thirty (30) days late on any payments in the past two (2) years? Yes ___ No ___
If you answered yesto any of the above questions, we recommend you contact a credit counselor. Dial 211 or visit
www.virgin
ia211.org for information on counselors in your area.
Date Received _____________
Date Entered into UNIFI _____________
Home Loan Pre-Qualification Worksheet – VA
Complete this page and sign the attached release.
Send to the applicable servicing office serving the county where the home is located.
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Office of Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office of Adjudication, 1400
Independence Ave, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (866)632-9992 (Toll-free Customer Service), (800)877-8339 (Local or Federal Relay), (866)377-8642 (Relay voice users).
The purpose of this request is Home Purchase or Home Repair | County _____________________
I am currently a homeowner living with relative renting $ ___________ (month)
Have you ever had a loan or grant from USDA Rural Development or FmHA? Yes No
Ap
plicant Co-Applicant
(if applicable)
Name
Name
E-mail
E-mail
Social Security #
SS#
DOB
DOB
Current Street Address
Street
City, State, Zip
C/S/Z
Phone(s): Home
Preferred
Home
Preferred
Cell
or preferred
Cell
or preferred
Work
or preferred
Work
or preferred
List All Members of Your Household NOTE: Everyone living in the household and ones income must be included.
Wage Income Other Income (Monthly Amt)
Relation to
you
Age
Sex
Hourly
Rate
Hrs/
wk
Self-Employment *Will need last 2
years Fed’l Tax Return w/Schedule C
Enter amounts from Line # 12 on
1040 of both years
Chld
Support
Soc Sec/
SSI/VA
Pensio
n
AFDC
Food Stamps
Self
Tax Year _____
Amount _____
Tax Year _____
Amount _____
Tax Year _____
Amount _____
Tax Year _____
Amount _____
Tax Year _____
Amount _____
Tax Year _____
Amount _____
Tax Year _____
Amount _____
Tax Year _____
Amount _____
Tax Year _____
Amount _____
Tax Year _____
Amount _____
L
ist All Household Debts
Car/truck paid to
Payment/month
Balance owed
Credit card paid to
Payment/month
Balance owed
Student loan paid to
Payment/month
Balance owed
Other loan paid to
Payment/month
Balance owed
I pay Alimony and/or Child Support:
If yes, amount owed/month
I pay Child Care Expenses: Yes
(school age child)
No
Weekly $____________ for _______ weeks during school year.
Weekly $____________ for ______ weeks during the summer.
Household Assets
Bank Name (Checking)
Account Balance
Bank Name (Savings)
Account Balance
Other Asset
Present Value
Do you have any liquid assets in excess of $5,000.00? Yes No
Thank you for your interest in a USDA home loan. A team member will contact you shortly.
This PRE-QUALIFICATION is for INFORMATION ONLY and DOES NOT constituate an application for assistance.
Do you have any liquid assets in excess of
$5,000.00?
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Office of Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence
Ave, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (866)632-9992 (Toll-free Customer Service), (800)877-8339 (Local or Federal Relay), (866)377-8642 (Relay voice users).
Form RD 3550-1 Form Approved
(Rev. 06-06) 0MB No. 0575-0172
United States Department of Agriculture
Rural Development
Rural Housing Service (RHS)
AUTHORIZATION TO RELEASE INFORMATION
TO: (For agency to complete as needed)
RE: (For agency to complete as needed)
Account or Other Identifying Number
(Type or print your name here)
Customer Name
I, and/or adults in my household, have applied for or obtained a loan or grant from the Rural Housing Service
(RHS), part of the Rural Development mission area of the United States Department of Agriculture. As part of this
process or in considering my household for interest credit, payment assistance, or other servicing assistance on such
loan, RHS may verify information contained in my request for assistance and in other documents required in
connection with the request.
I, or another adult in my household, authorize you to provide to RHS for verification purposes the following
applicable information:
x Past and present employment or income records.
x Bank account, stock holdings, and any other asset balances.
x Past and present landlord references.
x Other consumer credit references.
If the request is for a new loan or grant, I further authorize RHS to order a consumer credit report and verify other
credit information.
I understand that under the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978, 12 U.S.C. 3401, et seq., RHS is authorized to
access my financial records held by financial institutions in connection with the consideration or administration of
assistance to me. I also understand that financial records involving my loan and loan application will be available to
RHS without further notice or authorization, but will not be disclosed or released by RHS to another Government
agency or department or used for another purpose without my consent except as required or permitted by law.
This authorization is valid for the life of the loan.
The recipient of this form may rely on the Government's representation that the loan is still in existence.
The information RHS obtains is only to be used to process my request for a loan or grant, interest credit, payment
assistance, or other servicing assistance. I acknowledge that I have received a copy of the Notice to Applicant
Regarding Privacy Act Information. I understand that if I have requested interest credit or payment assistance, this
authorization to release information will cover any future requests for such assistance and that I will not be
renotified of the Privacy Act information unless the Privacy Act information has changed concerning use of such
information.
A copy of this authorization may be accepted as an original.
Your prompt reply is appreciated.
Signature (Applicant or adult household member) Date
According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless as displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control
number for this information collection is 0575-0172. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 5 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing
instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.
RHS Is An Equal Opportunity Lender
SEE ATTACHED PRIVACY ACT NOTICE BELOW
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Office of Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence
Ave, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (866)632-9992 (Toll-free Customer Service), (800)877-8339 (Local or Federal Relay), (866)377-8642 (Relay voice users).
(Use this page for co-applicant and other adults over 18 living in the household, if applicable)
Form RD 3550-1 Form Approved
(Rev. 06-06) 0MB No. 0575-0172
United States Department of Agriculture
Rural Development
Rural Housing Service (RHS)
AUTHORIZATION TO RELEASE INFORMATION
TO: (For agency to complete as needed)
RE: (For agency to complete as needed)
Account or Other Identifying Number
(Type or print your name here)
Customer Name
I, and/or adults in my household, have applied for or obtained a loan or grant from the Rural Housing Service
(RHS), part of the Rural Development mission area of the United States Department of Agriculture. As part of this
process or in considering my household for interest credit, payment assistance, or other servicing assistance on such
loan, RHS may verify information contained in my request for assistance and in other documents required in
connection with the request.
I, or another adult in my household, authorize you to provide to RHS for verification purposes the following
applicable information:
x Past and present employment or income records.
x Bank account, stock holdings, and any other asset balances.
x Past and present landlord references.
x Other consumer credit references.
If the request is for a new loan or grant, I further authorize RHS to order a consumer credit report and verify other
credit information.
I understand that under the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978, 12 U.S.C. 3401, et seq., RHS is authorized to
access my financial records held by financial institutions in connection with the consideration or administration of
assistance to me. I also understand that financial records involving my loan and loan application will be available to
RHS without further notice or authorization, but will not be disclosed or released by RHS to another Government
agency or department or used for another purpose without my consent except as required or permitted by law.
This authorization is valid for the life of the loan.
The recipient of this form may rely on the Government's representation that the loan is still in existence.
The information RHS obtains is only to be used to process my request for a loan or grant, interest credit, payment
assistance, or other servicing assistance. I acknowledge that I have received a copy of the Notice to Applicant
Regarding Privacy Act Information. I understand that if I have requested interest credit or payment assistance, this
authorization to release information will cover any future requests for such assistance and that I will not be
renotified of the Privacy Act information unless the Privacy Act information has changed concerning use of such
information.
A copy of this authorization may be accepted as an original.
Your prompt reply is appreciated.
Signature (Applicant or adult household member) Date
According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless as displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control
number for this information collection is 0575-0172. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 5 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing
instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.
RHS Is An Equal Opportunity Lender
SEE ATTACHED PRIVACY ACT NOTICE BELOW
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Office of Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence
Ave, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (866)632-9992 (Toll-free Customer Service), (800)877-8339 (Local or Federal Relay), (866)377-8642 (Relay voice users).
NOTICE TO APPLICANT REGARDING PRIVACY ACT INFORMATION
The information requested on this form is authorized to be collected by the Rural Housing Service (RHS), Rural Business-
Cooperative Services (RBS), Rural Utilities Service (RUS) or the Farm Service Agency (FSA) (''the agency'') by title V of the
Housing Act of 1949, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.) or by the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
1921 et seq.), or by other laws administered by RHS, RBS, RUS or FSA.
Disclosure of information requested is voluntary. However, failure to disclose certain items of information requested, including
your Social Security Number or Federal Identification Number, may result in a delay in the processing of an application or its
rejection. Information provided may be used outside of the agency for the following purposes:
1. When a record on its face, or in conjunction with other records, indicates a violation or potential violation of law, whether
civil, criminal or regulatory in nature, and whether arising by general statute or particular program statute, or by regulation,
rule, or order issued pursuant thereto, disclosure may be made to the appropriate agency, whether Federal, foreign, State,
local, or tribal, or other public authority responsible for enforcing, investigating or prosecuting such violation or charged
with enforcing or implementing the statute, or rule, regulation, or order issued pursuant thereto, if the information disclosed
is relevant to any enforcement, regulatory, investigative, or prosecutive responsibility of the receiving entity.
2. A record from this system of records may be disclosed to a Member of Congress or to a Congressional staff member in
response to an inquiry of the Congressional office made at the written request of the constituent about whom the record is
maintained.
3. Rural Development will provide information from this system to the U.S. Department of the Treasury and to other Federal
agencies maintaining debt servicing centers, in connection with overdue debts, in order to participate in the Treasury Offset
Program as required by the Debt Collection Improvement Act, Pub. L. 104-134, Section 31001.
4. Disclosure of the name, home address, and information concerning default on loan repayment when the default involves a
security interest in tribal allotted or trust land. Pursuant to the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act of 1990
(42 U.S.C. 12701 et seq.), liquidation may be pursued only after offering to transfer the account to an eligible tribal member,
the tribe, or the Indian Housing Authority serving the tribe(s).
5. Referral of names, home addresses, social security numbers, and financial information to a collection or servicing
contractor, financial institution, or a local, State, or Federal agency, when Rural Development determines such referral is
appropriate for servicing or collecting the borrower's account or as provided for in contracts with servicing or collection
agencies.
6. It shall be a routine use of the records in this system of records to disclose them in a proceeding before a court or
adjudicative body, when: (a) the agency or any component thereof; or (b) any employee of the agency in his or her official
capacity; or (c) any employee of the agency in his or her individual capacity where the agency has agreed to represent the
employee, or (d) the United States is a party to litigation or has an interest in such litigation, and by careful review, the
agency determines that the records are both relevant and necessary to the litigation, provided; however, that in each case, the
agency determines that disclosure of the records is a use of the information contained in the records that is compatible with
the purpose for which the agency collected the records.
7. Referral of names, home addresses, and financial information for selected borrowers to financial consultants, advisors,
lending institutions, packagers, agents and private or commercial credit sources, when Rural Development determines such
referral is appropriate to encourage the borrower to refinance the Rural Development indebtedness as required by title V of
the Housing Act of 1949, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1471), or to assist the borrower in the sale of the property.
8. Referral of legally enforceable debts to the Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), to be offset against
any tax refund that may become due the debtor for the tax year in which the referral is made, in accordance with the IRS
regulations at 26 C.F.R. 301.6402-6T, Offset of Past Due Legally Enforceable Debt Against Overpayment, and under the
authority contained in 31 U.S.C. 3720A.
9. Referral of information regarding indebtedness to the Defense Manpower Data Center, Department of Defense, and the
United States Postal Service for the purpose of conducting computer matching programs to identify and locate individuals
receiving Federal salary or benefit payments and who are delinquent in their repayment of debts owed to the U.S.
Government under certain programs administered by Rural Development in order to collect debts under the provisions of the
Debt Collection Act of 1982 (5 U.S.C. 5514) by voluntary repayment, administrative or salary offset procedures, or by
collection agencies.
10. Referral of names, home addresses, and financial information to lending institutions when Rural Development determines
the individual may be financially capable of qualifying for credit with or without a guarantee.
11. Disclosure of names, home addresses, social security numbers, and financial information to lending institutions that have a
lien against the same property as Rural Development for the purpose of the collection of the debt. These loans can be under
the direct and guaranteed loan programs.
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Office of Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence
Ave, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (866)632-9992 (Toll-free Customer Service), (800)877-8339 (Local or Federal Relay), (866)377-8642 (Relay voice users).
NOTICE TO APPLICANT REGARDING PRIVACY ACT INFORMATION- CONTINUED
12. Referral to private attorneys under contract with either Rural Development or with the Department of Justice for the purpose
of foreclosure and possession actions and collection of past due accounts in connection with Rural Development.
13. It shall be a routine use of the records in this system of records to disclose them to the Department of Justice when: (a) The
agency or any component thereof; or (b) any employee of the agency in his or her official capacity where the Department of
Justice has agreed to represent the employee; or (c) the United States Government, is a party to litigation or has an interest in
such litigation, and by careful review, the agency determines that the records are both relevant and necessary to the litigation
and the use of such records by the Department of Justice is therefore deemed by the agency to be for a purpose that is
compatible with the purpose for which the agency collected the records.
14. Referral of names, home addresses, social security numbers, and financial information to the Department of Housing and
Urban Development (HUD) as a record of location utilized by Federal agencies for an automatic credit prescreening system.
15. Referral of names, home addresses, social security numbers, and financial information to the Department of Labor, State
Wage Information Collection Agencies, and other Federal, State, and local agencies, as well as those responsible for
verifying information furnished to qualify for Federal benefits, to conduct wage and benefit matching through manual and/or
automated means, for the purpose of determining compliance with Federal regulations and appropriate servicing actions
against those not entitled to program benefits, including possible recovery of improper benefits.
16. Referral of names, home addresses, and financial information to financial consultants, advisors, or underwriters, when Rural
Development determines such referral is appropriate for developing packaging and marketing strategies involving the sale of
Rural Development loan assets.
17. Rural Development, in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3711(e)(5), will provide to consumer reporting agencies or commercial
reporting agencies information from this system indicating that an individual is responsible for a claim that is current.
18. Referral of names, home addresses, home telephone numbers, social security numbers, and financial information to escrow
agents (which also could include attorneys and title companies) selected by the applicant or borrower for the purpose of
closing the loan.
19. Disclosures pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(12): Disclosures may be made from this system to consumer reporting agencies as
defined in the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 168a(f) or the Federal Claims Collection Act (31U.S.C. 3701(a)(3)).