FHA is now allowing potential borrower’s to qualify for a FHA loan as soon as 12 months after a foreclosure, short-sale, or bankruptcy. But this is only for borrowers where the derogatory credit was caused by an Economic Event, which is defined by HUD as job loss, or a 20% or greater reduction of income, for a period of at least 6 months. This reduction of income must have been the cause of the...