Buying a home after a short sale, foreclosure, or bankruptcy using a Conventional Fannie Mae Loan

Buying a home after a short sale, foreclosure, or bankruptcy

Conventional Fannie Mae Agency Guidelines below

Short Sale
Deed-In-Lieu of Foreclosure:

4 years from completion date
If extenuating circumstances exist:
• DU: 2 years from completion date
• LP: 2 years from completion date on owner occupied purchase or non-cash out refi nance only,
max 90% LTV or max LTV per program

Bankruptcy:

Chapter 7 or 11
4 years from discharge or dismissal date.
If extenuating circumstances exist – 2 years from discharge or dismissal date.
Bankruptcy: Chapter 13
4 years from dismissal date (borrower did not complete the Chapter 13 plan) or 2 years from
discharge date.
If extenuating circumstances exist – 2 years from discharge or dismissal date.
Multiple Bankruptcy Filings
within the last 7 years
5 years from the most recent discharge date or dismissal date.
If extenuating circumstances exist – 3 years from discharge or dismissal date.

Foreclosure

7 years from completion date of foreclosure action as reported on the credit report or other
foreclosure documents*
If extenuating circumstances exist: 3 years from the completion date of foreclosure action as
reported on the credit report or other foreclosure documents*
• Purchase-90% or program limit, owner occupied only