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FHA Drops Upfront Mortgage Insurance Premium To 0.01% For Qualified Borrowers

March 9th, 2012 · Comments Off on FHA Drops Upfront Mortgage Insurance Premium To 0.01% For Qualified Borrowers

Beginning mid-June 2012, certain current, FHA-backed homeowners will be able to refinance their existing FHA mortgage into a new one, without having to pay the government-backed group’s new, costly mortgage insurance premium schedule.

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FHA To Raise Mortgage Insurance Premiums April 1, 2012

March 2nd, 2012 · Comments Off on FHA To Raise Mortgage Insurance Premiums April 1, 2012

Beginning April 1, 2012, the FHA is once again raising its mortgage insurance premiums.

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Revamped HARP : Unlimited Loan-to-Value And Same Great Rates

February 10th, 2012 · Comments Off on Revamped HARP : Unlimited Loan-to-Value And Same Great Rates

The government’s new, revamped HARP program is 6 weeks from release. Homeowners are gearing up to refinance.

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Banks Start To Loosen Up In Underwriting

February 3rd, 2012 · Comments Off on Banks Start To Loosen Up In Underwriting

After a half-decade of tightening mortgage guidelines, banks are starting to “loosen up”.

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Conforming Loan Limits Unchanged For 2012

November 25th, 2011 · Comments Off on Conforming Loan Limits Unchanged For 2012

In 2012, for the 7th straight year, the national, single-family conforming mortgage loan limit will remain at $417,000.

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Maximum FHA Loan Limits Restored To $729,750

November 22nd, 2011 · Comments Off on Maximum FHA Loan Limits Restored To $729,750

As signed into law last Friday, maximum FHA loan limits are — once again — as high as $729,750.

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Government Releases Additional HARP Guidance For Underwater Homeowners

November 16th, 2011 · Comments Off on Government Releases Additional HARP Guidance For Underwater Homeowners

Tuesday, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac unveiled lender instructions for the government’s revamped HARP program.

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Banks Resume Tightening Mortgage Guidelines

November 10th, 2011 · Comments Off on Banks Resume Tightening Mortgage Guidelines

After a 2-year easing cycle, the nation’s biggest bank banks report that they’ve reversed course, and are raising the bar on mortgage approvals.

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The Government’s Revamped HARP Program For Underwater Homeowners

October 25th, 2011 · Comments Off on The Government’s Revamped HARP Program For Underwater Homeowners

The Federal Home Finance Agency announced big changes to its Home Affordable Refinance Program Monday. More commonly called HARP, the Home Affordable Refinance Program is meant to give “underwater homeowners” opportunity to refinance.

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Conforming Loan Limits Drop In High-Cost Areas

October 4th, 2011 · Comments Off on Conforming Loan Limits Drop In High-Cost Areas

For homeowners in high-cost areas nationwide, conforming and FHA loan limits have dropped by as much as 14 percent.

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