FHA Jumbo Loans
Borrowing the FHA Loan Maximum Amount
New FHA / HUD Guidelines will insure new increased loan amounts based on your county and state. That means you can take advantage of new maximum loan limits for FHA loans. Qualifying customers can now apply for an FHA Jumbo Loan up to the maximum allowed by FHA. You can apply for a home loan with 3.5% down under new FHA loan limits.
A sampling of FHA approved lenders show the following qualifying guidelines:
- Qualified borrowers pay for closing costs plus down payment covering the 3.5% statutory minimum.
- Standard FHA guidelines and regulations apply, yet many lenders do require a 580 FICO score.
- For greater loan amounts on purchases, minimum FICO scores increase to 600 on Purchase, Rate / Term refinances and to 640 on cash-out refinances.
- Maximum Debt to Income Ratio's are 43% on the back end.
- No down payment assistance on loan amounts over $484,350.
- No non traditional credit.
- Declining Markets: Two appraisals will be required when the loan amount, excluding upfront MIP, will exceed $484,350 and the LTV equal to or greater than 95%.
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FHA Loan Articles and Mortgage News
November 16, 2020 - A lot of borrowers are worried about their ability to pay the mortgage during the global coronavirus emergency. Some aren’t as worried about being able to pay, but see record low interest rates and wonder if they should refinance. Should they consider a cash-out refinance loan?
November 14, 2020 - The major credit reporting agencies, major credit card companies, and even the federal government have all been digitally attacked, hacked, and compromised and as a result many entities are offering consumers free credit reports and advice.
November 12, 2020 - There’s been an important change in the scope of work policy for FHA appraisals. The FHA will no longer rely upon desktop appraisals. Exterior-only appraisals will still be accepted as long as the policies have not expired, but the desktop-only approach has been deemed no longer necessary.
November 11, 2020 - Having a credit monitoring service watching your credit report is an extremely useful tool for those who are in the planning stages of a mortgage loan. You’ll want to know if there are issues appearing in your credit report that could stop or even cancel your home loan.
November 9, 2020 - Mistakes and other problems may not be commonplace with most mortgage loans, but in cases where there’s a question or a dispute there is a specific set of steps to take that can help you resolve the issue. The first thing to do is to call your loan servicer to resove the issue.
