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Announcement 2026-005 Very Low-Income Purchase (VLIP) Grant Retirement – Reminder

January 06, 2026

Very Low-Income Purchase (VLIP) Grant Retirement – Reminder

Newrez LLC "Newrez" Approved Correspondent Clients; as a reminder to announcement 2025-088 released on December 18, 2025, please see below.

Please note, the $2500 VLIP Grant for the HomeReady PLUS and Home Possible PLUS products is being retired. In order to meet the agency delivery deadline, all loans with a VLIP Grant must be purchased by Newrez on or before January 30, 2026. The Income Requirements and Limits section of the product summaries have been updated with the final purchase date.

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