Revised: Updated Reference Materials Now Available

September 2, 2016

Two Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago publications have recently been updated and posted to our website.

Guide for Project Management

Users: Members and sponsors with competitive Affordable Housing Program (AHP) awards

Effective: Immediately

Summary of update: The Guide for Project Management has been updated to include instructions for submitting an extension request for a competitive AHP award. As it did previously, the guide also includes instructions on how to change a sponsor contact on an award and how to initiate and submit a disbursement request.

Income Calculation Guidelines

Users: Members and sponsors with competitive AHP awards; members participating in the Downpayment Plus® (DPP®) programs

Effective: For income calculations performed on or after October 1, 2016, for beneficiaries (i.e., homebuyers and homeowners) of AHP or DPP subsidies and tenants applying to, or being re-certified in, a rental project with AHP subsidy

REVISED SUMMARY OF UPDATE: A single, standard approach now applies to calculating income for both the competitive AHP and DPP programs. When using a verification of employment to document income, the Fannie Mae Verification of Employment (VOE) form or equivalent is now required. Additionally, the enrollment date is now defined as the date the member and/or sponsor is determining the income eligibility of the household. 

Please contact Community Investment at 312-565-5824 or ci@fhlbc.com with any questions.

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