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FANNIE MAE DUS®

Supplemental

 

Whether your Arbor Fannie Mae loan was executed on a market rate or affordable property, under the Forward Commitment or Small Loans program, or on a cooperative complex or student-based property, you are eligible for a supplemental loan under the Fannie Mae DUS program.

Loan Amount $1,000,000 minimum
Loan Term 5 to 30 years, coterminous or non-coterminous
Amortization Up to 30 years
Interest Type Fixed- or variable-rate options available
Requirements
  • Arbor must be the servicer of the existing Fannie Mae fixed-rate or adjustable-rate mortgage loan
  • Supplemental loans are available 12 months after the closing of the senior Fannie Mae mortgage loan
Eligible Asset Classes
  • Stabilized Conventional
  • Multifamily Affordable Housing
  • Student Housing
  • Seniors Housing
  • Manufactured Housing Communities
Limitations
  • One Supplemental loan is permitted during the term of the first mortgage lien; however, an additional supplemental loan may be placed if the preexisting debt is assumed through an arms-length acquisition
  • Preexisting Fannie Mae debt may not have less than five years until maturity
Underwriting
  • Appraisal, Property Condition Assessment, and Phase I Environmental update are required
  • Funding of replacement reserves will match the preexisting level unless an increase is required after review of the Property Condition Assessment
  • A new title insurance policy is required
  • No new survey is required provided the title meets legal requirements
Minimum DSCR As low as 1.30x, depending upon asset class and use of proceeds
Maximum LTV As high as 75%, depending upon asset class and use of proceeds
Prepayment Yield maintenance or defeasance
Accrual 30/360 and actual/360
Rate Lock 30- to 180- day commitments; borrowers may lock a rate with the Streamlined Rate Lock option
Recourse Nonrecourse execution with standard carve-outs for “bad acts” such as fraud or bankruptcy
Assumable Subject to approval and 1% fee (nonrecourse loans only)
Application Fee Deposit $20,500; covers estimated processing and legal fees

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