FHA down payment clarification - SACRAMENTO

I'm coming across many buyers and agents asking about what can be used for down payment now that the seller assisted down payments are gone. I have copied below from the HUD handbook as to what are acceptable down payments. As you can see, buyers can "borrow" these funds as logn as they are ones that are allowed.

Collateralized Loans. Funds can be borrowed for the total required investment as long as satisfactory evidence is provided that the funds are fully secured by investment accounts or real property. Such assets may include stocks, bonds, real estate (other than the property being purchased), etc.

In addition, certain types of loans secured against deposited funds, such as signature loans, the cash value of life insurance policies, loans secured by 401(k)s, etc., in which repayment may be obtained through extinguishing the asset; do not require consideration of a repayment for qualifying purposes. However, in such circumstances, the asset securing the loan may not be included as assets to close or otherwise considered as available to the borrower.

An independent third party must provide the borrowed funds. The seller, real estate agent or broker, lender, or other interested third party may not provide such funds. Unacceptable borrowed funds include signature loans, cash advances on credit cards, borrowing against household goods and furniture and other similar unsecured financing.

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