Quick Search

• This search will only return results that contain the words you searched for. To return more results, be less specific and use broader search terms.
• Do not use any hyphens, symbols or numbers in any of your searches as this may negatively affect results.

Advanced Search

• To return results for a general topic, click Advanced Search from the Contents box on the left side of the screen.
• This search will allow you to scroll through each Topic in the Handbooks from A-Z. This search function is best used to conduct general searches.
• Do not use any hyphens, symbols or numbers in any of your searches as this may negatively affect results.

Quick Search

• To narrow your search on a specific topic, type the topic/keyword(s) with double quotation marks (i.e. "borrower eligibility") in the Quick Search field (in the Contents box on the left side of the screen), and click Go.
• This will return only results that contain the exact phrase enclosed within your quotation marks.
  

Advanced Search

• This search will allow you to scroll through each Topic in the Handbooks from A-Z. This search function is best used to conduct general searches.
• Enter a keyword to return more specifc results.

Quick Search

• Type the FHA term into the Quick Search text field and click Go, this will return all Blocks titles with the FHA term.
• To locate commonly used FHA terms, use the following list as a guideline:
• One to four
• Two to four
• Coborrower
• Cosigner
• No Cash Out Refinance
• Down Payment

Breadcrumb Trail

• In order to understand where the Block is located within the Handbook, you may use the breadcrumb trail to identify the Topic, Section, Chapter and Handbook that the block belongs to.
• The breadcrumb trail identifies the hierarchy of information in the following order:
• Handbook
• Chapter
• Section
• Topic

Print Feature

• Write down the Chapter, Section and Topic where the piece of information you would like to print is located.
• Click on the Print link on the left sidebar. This will take you to the Table of Contents.
• Select which Chapter you would like to print from the Table of Contents. A print version of the Handbook will appear as an Adobe PDF.
• Select Print from the file menu or use the print icon

Browse Print Function

• You can only print a Chapter or a Section within the individual Handbooks. The print function does not allow you to print Topics or Blocks at this time.
• You can print a specific piece of information by making a selection and using the print function on your browser

Copy and Paste

Currently there is no email function on the online portal that will allow you to directly email a Block. However, you can email a copy of any Block by copying and pasting the URL (web address) into the body of your email as a link.

Bookmark Feature

• Use the bookmark feature to save and reference frequently viewed Blocks.
• Click on the Bookmark button at the bottom right corner of the Block you wish to save and select a location.

FHA Resource Center FHA Knowledge Base

Access frequently asked questions or contact an FHA representative with the following resources:

• Resource Center
• Knowledge base

Get Help

Access frequently asked questions or contact an FHA representative with the following resources:

• Resource Center
• Knowledge base