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Final ruleTook effect June 17, 2026

Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register March 19, 2026. Document 2026-05387. Updated Nov. 13, 2026.

What it does

The Rural Housing Service (RHS or Agency), a Rural Development (RD) Agency within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is amending its regulations to grant Delegated Lenders participating in the Single-Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program (SFHGLP) the authority to make loans and obtain Loan Note Guarantees after closing using automated loan underwriting and closing systems.

The Rural Housing Service's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

7 CFR 3555

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Rural Housing Service has published 7 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 1 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 0575-AD08 since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

Effective date: This Final rule is effective June 17, 2026. Implementation will occur on September 28, 2028. The Agency will publish a notice in the Federal Register prior to implementation.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-05387
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesAgriculture Department; Rural Housing Service
PublishedMarch 19, 2026
Effective dateJune 17, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)0575-AD08
DocketRHS-21-SFH-0017
Significant (marked in the Federal Register)Yes

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register