RD 1980-18 Conditional Commitment for SFH Guarantee

USDA-RD
Form RD 1980-18
(Rev. 12-97)

FORM APPROVED
OMB NO. 0575-0078

CONDITIONAL COMMITMENT FOR
SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEE
TO: Lender's Name and Address

Case No.
State
County

Borrower

Principal Amount of Loan
$

From an examination of information supplied by the Lender on the above proposed loan, and other relevant information deemed
necessary, it appears that the transaction can properly be completed.
Therefore, the United States of America acting through the Rural Housing Service (RHS), or its successor (herein referred to as
Agency) hereby agrees that, in accordance with applicable provisions of the Agency regulations published in the Federal Register and
related forms, it will execute Form RD1980-17, ''Loan Note Guarantee,'' subject to the conditions and requirements specified in said
regulations and below.
The Loan Note Guarantee fee payable by the Lender to Agency is $
%.1
The interest rate for the loan is
A Loan Note Guarantee will not be issued until the Lender certifies as required in 7 CFR 1980.360 that there has been no adverse
change(s) in the Borrower's financial condition, nor any other adverse change in the Borrower's condition during the period of time from
Agency's issuance of this conditional commitment to issuance of the Loan Note Guarantee. The Lender's certification must address all
adverse changes and be supported by financial statements of the Borrower and its guarantors not more than 60 days old at the time of
certification.
This conditional commitment becomes null and void unless the conditions are accepted by the Lender and Borrower within 60 days
from date of issuance by the Agency. Any negotiations concerning these conditions must be completed by that time.
Except as set out below, the purposes for which the loan funds will be used and the amounts to be used for such purposes are set out
on Form RD 1980-21, ''Request for Single Family Housing Loan Guarantee.'' Once this instrument is executed and returned to the
Agency, no major change of conditions or approved loan purpose as listed on these forms will be considered.
Additional Conditions and Requirements including source and use of funds: 2

3 unless the time is extended in writing by the Agency, or upon the
This conditional commitment will expire on
Lender's earlier notification to the Agency that it does not desire to obtain an Agency guarantee.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
By:
Date:
(Title)
1 Insert fixed interest rate.
2 Insert any additional conditions or requirements in this space or on an attachment referred to in this space; otherwise, insert ''NONE''.
3 The Agency will determine the expiration date of this contract. This data will not exceed 90 days from the date of issuance. The Agency may grant one (1) 90 day

extension. Consideration will be given to the date indicated by the Lender in the acceptance of conditions. If construction is involved the expiration date will correspond
with the projected completion of the project.

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB
control number for this information collection is O575-0078. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 1 hour 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.

LENDER CERTIFICATION
FOR SFH GUARANTEED LOAN
In connection with the request for loan note guarantee for

, the following

certifications are made by

(Lender). We hereby certify that:

1)

No major changes have occurred since the issuance of the Conditional Commitment for Guarantee that effect the subject loan
request, except any that have been approved by the Agency in writing.

2)

All planned property acquisition has been completed and all development has been completed.

3)

The required insurance coverage is in effect.

4)

All Truth-in-Lending requirements have been met.

5)

All equal employment opportunity and nondiscrimination requirements have been met at the appropriate time.

6)

The loan has been properly closed and the required security instruments, including any required recapture instruments, have
been obtained.

7)

The borrower(s) have marketable title to the collateral now owned by the borrower subject to the instrument securing the loan
to be guaranteed and any other exceptions approved in writing by the Agency.

8)

Lien priorities are consistent with the requirements of the Conditional Commitment for Guarantee.

9)

The loan proceeds have been disbursed for purposes and in amounts consistent with the Conditional Commitment for Guarantee.

10)

There has been no adverse change in the borrower's financial condition or any other adverse change in the borrower's situation
since the Conditional Commitment for Guarantee was issued by the Agency.

11) All other requirements listed in the Conditional Commitment for Guarantee have been met.
12) At this time, the loan will be
an approved

FNMA

retained, or

sold to

FHLMC
GNMA lender.
The new Lender's address is

Their contact person will be
who can be contacted at

TITLE

LENDER'S AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE SIGNATURE

DATE