One Week Since the FHA Released the Mortgagee Letter Announcing its Acceptance of eSignature

Just last week the FHA published its mortgagee letter, stating that the federal agency does accept electronic signature. The response since then includes video reactions, statements from industry groups, news stories in publications and links from blogs. Thank you so much for spreading the word! From companies, real estate agents and brokers, industry groups, to mainstream media, people are sharing the news that the FHA accepts eSignatures!

Companies that blogged about the FHA's acceptance of DocuSign include Broker IPtv, PowerSites by AgencyLogic, and Real-A-Save.

• FHA to Accept DocuSign for Real Estate Contracts
• Federal Housing Administration to Accept DocuSign for Real Estate Contracts Nationwide
• HUD to Permit eDocs in Transactions, REALTORS® are Ready
• Digital Signatures on FHA Contracts

Real estate agencies, brokerages and realtors have also spread the word, since FHA acceptance of eSignature, such as DocuSign, will enable them to adopt electronic signature to help their clients get offers on the table more quickly and with less headache than the old print-scan-fax process.

• Federal Housing Administration to Accept DocuSign for Real Estate Contracts Nationwide
• HUD to Allow Electronic Signatures on Third Party Documents for FHA Mortgage Insurance
• Top 10 Real Estate Posts of the Day for 4/12/2010
• Federal Housing Administration to Accept DocuSign for Real Estate Contracts Nationwide
• HUD to Permit eDocs in Transactions
• The FHA Approves Using DocuSign
• Working with FHA Programs Just Got Easier
• Electronic Signatures and FHA
• FHA Moves into the 21st Century!

They also spread the word on the ActiveRain, Trulia and Facebook social networks:

• Digital Signatures: Gary McNinch Team Uses DocuSign, Do You?
• The FHA Approves Using DocuSign
• FHA Will Now be Accepting Electronic Signatures, This Should Save a Ton of Wasted Paper Every Year
• FHA Accepts DocuSign
• Federal Housing Administration to Accept DocuSign for Real Estate Contracts Nationwide

Facebook Pages that have spread the news include Wolkia, IRES LLC, Metropolitan Mortgage Group, Star Real Estate, Birmingham Association of Realtors, Keller Williams Realty Cary, Vid Lopez Realty at HS Realty, Inc. and Taos New Mexico Green Homes.

With the REALTOR® Association of Greater Miami and the Beaches spreading the word as well as Mortgage Technology Magazine and National Mortgage Professional Magazine, we hope that everyone knows that the FHA does accept DocuSign! For more information, take a look at the Mortgagee Letter and read the thoughts of DocuSign's Chief Legal Officer, Ken Moyle, regarding the acceptance of eSignature by the FHA.