How to Become a Participating Lender

How to Become a Participating Lender

Just take these 6 easy steps.

1. Download and review our Program Determination and Invitation and Master Mortgage Origination Agreement.

2. Submit two (2) originals with executed signatures of the following:
  a. Program Determination and Invitation - Acknowledgment & Acceptance
  b. Program Determination and Invitation - Exhibit A
  c. Master Mortgage Origination Agreement

  Mail To:
  Escambia County Housing Finance Authority
  Attn: Fran Jones or Lisa Bernau
  700 S. Palafox St, Ste. 310
  Pensacola, FL 32502

  Phone: 800-388-1970
  Email: Fran
  Email: Lisa

3. Fill out U.S. Bank Home Mortgage’s New Account Approval Package which is located in the Program Determination and Invitation document as Exhibit B.

  Mail To: 
  U.S. Bank National Association
  9380 Excelsior Boulevard
  Hopkins, MN  55343
  Attn:  Client Support, EP-MN-X6SP

  Phone: 800-562-5165
  Email: Lender Management

4. Receive approval from Escambia County Housing Finance Authority (ECHFA) and U.S. Bank Home Mortgage as a Participating Lender.

5. Complete the mandatory Lender Training and submit Certificate of Completion to [email protected].

6. Congratulations. You are an official ECHFA Participating Lender!

For more information call us at 800-388-1970 or 850-432-7077.

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