source:
  type: guide
  id: fnma-sel-b3-3.4-14
  authority: Fannie Mae Selling Guide B3-3.4-14 — Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher
    Homeownership Program Payments
  description: Fannie Mae Selling Guide B3-3.4-14 — Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher
    Homeownership Program Payments.
  coverage_tier: operative
obligations:
- id: fnma-sel-b3-3.4-14-full
  canonical_id: fnma-sel-b3-3.4-14-full
  section: Fannie Mae Selling Guide B3-3.4-14 — Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Homeownership
    Program Payments
  type: do
  tags:
  - regulator-direct
  - fnma
  - selling-guide
  - corpus-expansion
  - tier-operative
  primary_source:
    tier: 1
    authority: Fannie Mae Selling Guide B3-3.4-14 — Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher
      Homeownership Program Payments
    source_class: fnma-guide
    source_url: https://singlefamily.fanniemae.com/media/document/pdf/selling-guide
    snapshot_id: 5f7b8b79da595d76
    fetched_at: '2026-05-25T14:09:57Z'
    content_hash: sha256:98cf85a02861bbe84914a0e339b327c8fc131869a8a573882007bbeea60c5701
    paragraph_quote: 'B3-3.4-14, Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Homeownership Program
      Payments (03/04/2026) The Housing Choice Voucher Homeownership Program (more
      commonly known as Section 8) is an acceptable source of qualifying income. Criteria
      Requirements Documentation The lender must obtain evidence: • of the payment
      amount from the public agency that issues the voucher, and • the borrower will
      receive at least one payment on or before the ﬁrst payment due date. Income
      History No minimum history is required. Income Continuance The lender is not
      required to verify continuance unless they have reason to believe the income
      may not continue. Determination of Qualifying Income The lender must determine
      the monthly payment amount from the public agency that issues the voucher. Note:
      The full amount of documented qualifying income is nontaxable and may be grossed
      up. See B3-3.1-01, General Income Information for nontaxable income guidelines.
      Recent Related Announcements The table below provides references to recently
      issued Announcements related to this topic. Published May 6, 2026 353 Announcements
      Issue Date Announcement SEL-2026-02 March 04, 2026'
  judgment: false
