To activate the Desktop Underwriter® (DU®) validation service:
Contact your Fannie Mae account team to discuss implementation practices — we’re here to help! In the mean time, this site provides helpful information and resources for you to work through at your own pace.
Our Best Practices page provides resources to prepare your team to use the DU validation service.
Some materials, including our Desk Resource, include downloadable, customizable versions that you can brand and use as training resources in your organization.
Questions? Check out our DU validation service FAQs or visit our Technology Support Center.
The DU validation service is only one part of Day 1 Certainty®, which helps you simplify lending and put people in homes faster.
Validation of income, assets, and employment through third-party data validation.
Freedom from appraisal requirements on eligible transactions.
Freedom from reps & warrants on appraised value when the Collateral Underwriter® (CU®) risk score is 2.5 or lower.