FHA requirements define which closing costs can be to an FHA loan borrower. These costs and their amounts determined by each local FHA office based on what is considered reasonable and customary.
FHA Requirements: Closing Costs
Allowable Charges that Borrowers Need to Understand
While FHA requirements define which closing costs are allowable as charges to the borrower, the specific costs and amounts that are deemed reasonable and customary are determined by each local FHA office. All other costs are generally not allowed and are usually paid by the seller when buying a new home, or paid by the lender when refinancing your exising FHA loan.
- Lender's origination fee
- Deposit verification fees
- Attorney's fees
- The appraisal fee and any inspection fees
- Lender's origination fee
- Cost of title insurance and title examination
- Document preparation (by a third party)
- Property survey
- Credit reports (actual costs)
- Transfer stamps, recording fees, and taxes
- Test and certification fees
- Home inspection fees up to $200
Allowed in an FHA refinance loan are wire transfer fees, courier fees, reconveyance fees, and fees to payoff bills.
FHA NEWS and RELATED ARTICLES
As of spring 2012, seller FHA concessions are still limited to a total of six percent. We will report any changes to the six percent limit as they become known, but for now the six percent seller contribution limit is the official rule.
One in a series of changes implemented by the FHA in recent times is the new standards required for FHA loans regarding FICO score requirements and down payments. A 580 FICO score will now be the minimum borrower requirement.
FHA home loans do require the borrower to state all employment and gaps in that employment. When the borrower is going into business for themselves, it’s a question of whether the income from that type of work is stable and reliable.
FHA loan regulations require borrowers to wait a minimum of two years before applying for a new FHA mortgage after Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Similar minimum wait time requirements apply for foreclosure proceedings.
The FHA does not place a dollar amount requirement on income or specify a range of minimum income amounts, but FHA requirements do impose standards with regard to verifiable income.
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