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FHA Loans, Prepayments and Due-On-Sale Clauses

When shopping for a home, some borrowers come into the house hunt with a strategy that includes paying or pre-paying a chunk of the mortgage loan up front. This isn’ necessarily a down payment per se,...

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FHA Streamline Refinance Loans: Rules You Should Know

  FHA streamline refinance loans allow a borrower who has an existing FHA mortgage to refinance with no FHA-required credit check or FHA-required appraisal. FHA streamline loans work on the concept...

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New FHA Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Rules Take Effect

In January of 2013, the FHA announced pending rule changes to its Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program (FHA HECM for short). Those changes were scheduled to take effect on 1 April 2013 and are now...

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HUD, Bank of American Settle Home Loan Refinance Discrimination Case

The FHA/HUD official site has issued a press release announcing the settlement of a housing discrimination case involving Bank of America, “settling allegations that the Charlotte, NC-based lender and...

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FHA Loan Reader Questions: Chapter 7 Bankruptcy

A reader asks, “I have a Chapter 7 and I want to apply for a FHA home loan. If my scores are in the high 600′s or 700′s? Do I still have to wait two years after my bankruptcy has been discharged to...

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FHA Loan Questions: Seasoning Periods On FHA Streamline Refinance Loans

A reader asks, “Is there a cutoff date for when the original mortgage (FHA) was started? I have been getting letters that I am prequalified and I finally called one lender today. After giving them all...

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FHA Loan Reader Questions: The Nature of FHA Loans

A reader asks, “I am currently buying a home on a land contract and was hoping maybe I could get it run through FHA the pay off is I think around 19,000.00 it is a trailer with a garage on it. My...

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FHA Loan Down Payment Assistance? A Reader Question

A reader asks, “Are there any active down payment assistance programs out there for people who have been approved for a FHA loan. Every one of (the ones I’ve seen so far) are saying the program is no...

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HUD Announces Changes To FHA Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Program

The FHA and HUD have announced changes to the FHA Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program designed to manage risks and make the program more secure. According to a press release issued recently, the...

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FHA Loan Refinancing: What You Should Know

If you’re interested in refinancing your home loan with an FHA loan but have never explored your refinancing loan options before, there are a few things you should know about the FHA refinancing loan...

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FHA Streamline Refinance Loans: A Reader Question

A reader asks, “If I need to refinance to remove my ex-husband from my mortgage loan, and he has already signed the quit-claim and put the mortgage in my name only. Do I have to meet the normal 5%...

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FHA Streamline Refinance Loans

If you have an existing FHA mortgage loan, you can apply for a refinance loan with no FHA required credit check or appraisal that results in a reduction in your monthly mortgage payment and/or interest...

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FHA Streamline Refinance Loans: Some Basics

FHA refinance options for those who already have FHA mortgages include something know as the FHA Streamline Refinance. FHA Streamline Refinance loans allow FHA borrowers to apply for a refinance loan...

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FHA Refinance Loans: A Checklist

Are you thinking about refinancing your home loan? There are many things you will want to consider in the planning stages that can help speed you to the application stage of your new loan. Here are...

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FHA Refinance Loan Basic Requirements

FHA refinance loans offer a variety of options for the borrower. In many cases you don’t have to have an existing FHA loan in order to refinance into one; with certain types of FHA refinancing you do...

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FHA Refinance Loans: What You Should Know Before Applying

Not all refinance loans are created equal, and not all FHA refinance loans have the same terms and conditions. Did you know that FHA refinance loans will, depending on the participating lender, allow...

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For FHA Borrowers Affected By Recent Floods

If you have been affected by recent flooding in Texas, Mississippi, or elsewhere, there is important information from the FHA and other agencies you should know about that can help in the recovery...

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FHA Refinance Loans: 10 Things To Know

If you are considering your options with an FHA refinance loan, here are ten tips to help you decide which type of refinancing is right for you. FHA Refinancing For Non-FHA Loans Borrowers do not have...

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