DACA Recipients Ineligible for FHA Loans, Housing Official Says
National Mortgage News, June 13, 2019–Hannah Lang (subscription)
HUD issued an opinion that borrowers in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program are ineligible for Federal Housing Administration loans. The ruling, conveyed in a letter by HUD Assistant Secretary Len Wolfson, appeared to contradict recent comments by Secretary Ben Carson, who reportedly told lawmakers at a House hearing, “I’m sure we have plenty of DACA recipients who have FHA-backed loans.”
