Kentucky FHA Mortgage Guidelines Changes for 2015

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Did You Know that Kentucky Mortgage FHA Income Requirements changed in October 2015?

• Job Changes –

FHA loan rules instruct lenders to, favorably consider a borrower for a mortgage if he/she changes jobs frequently within the same line of work, but continues to advance in income or benefits. In this instance, income stability takes precedence over job stability.

And FHA loan applicants who have been out of a job for a while but have since returned to employment may have their income considered effective and stable when recently returning to work after an extended absence if he/she:
–is employed in the current job for six months or longer, and
–can document a two year work history prior to an absence from employment using traditional employment verifications, and/or copies of W-2 forms or pay stubs.

Note: An acceptable employment situation includes an individual who took several years off from employment to raise children, then returned to the workforce.

• Employment Gaps –

For borrowers with gaps – FHA does not require a minimum length of time that a borrower must have held a position of employment. However, the lender must verify the borrowers employment for the most recent two full years, and the borrower must:
–explain any gaps in employment that span one or more months, and
–indicate if he/she was in school or the military during the most recent two full years, providing evidence supporting this claim, such as college transcripts, or discharge papers.

When analyzing the probability of continued employment, the lender must examine –the borrowers past employment record
–qualifications for the position
–previous training and education, and
–the employers confirmation of continued employment

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Joel Lobb
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phone: (502) 905-3708
Fax: (502) 327-9119
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First Time Home Buyer Programs Louisville Kentucky

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Kentucky FHA Loans and requirements for a loan approval after a bankruptcy, foreclosure, short sale

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FHA expands mortgage backing to the once bankrupt | 2013-08-16 | HousingWire

Kentucky FHA loans guidelines for after a bankruptcy, foreclosure, short-sale below:

  • Foreclosures: 3 years from the foreclosure completion date and transferred back to the lender to the credit report date
  • Short Sale: 3 years from the title transfer date
  • Bankruptcy Chapter 7: 2 years from the discharge date. If a property is surrendered in chapter 7 bankruptcy, it is considered to be possible foreclosure which could increase waiting time
  • Bankruptcy Chapter 13: 1 year wait with a scheduled payment plan on liabilities factored into debt-to-income ratio and bankruptcy court approval for mortgage process or 2 years from discharge date
Joel Lobb
Senior  Loan Officer

(NMLS#57916)
American Mortgage Solutions, Inc.
800 Stone Creek Pkwy, Ste 7,
Louisville, KY 40223
 Fax:     (502) 327-9119
 
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FHA’s Galante Offers Alternatives to Rolling Back MI Premiums

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is pushing back against industry groups calling for the Federal Housing Administration to reduce or rebalance its mortgage insurance premiums. Three industry groups have urged FHA to rebalance its 1.35% annual MI premium and its 1.75% upfront MI premium to make FHA loans more affordable. But such a change would reduce FHA revenue. The commissioner stressed that it’s important to strengthen the FHA single-family mortgage insurance fund and find other ways to increase access to credit. “We must do both,” she told attendees at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Washington Policy Conference. HUD is moving ahead with a housing counseling program called HAWK (Homeowners Armed with Knowledge) that will reward FHA borrowers that receive counseling.

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Wells Fargo cheered by Realogy, Home Depot leaders for loosening up on FHA loans | Inman News

Wells Fargo cheered by Realogy, Home Depot leaders for loosening up on FHA loans | Inman News.

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FHA-backed mortgages will be halted in a shutdown | Money – WYFF Home

FHA-backed mortgages will be halted in a shutdown | Money – WYFF Home.

 

The good news is that most government-backed home loans – those purchased and securitized by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – will be unaffected by a shutdown. Those companies pay for their operations out of the fees that they charge lenders.

The bad news is that loans guaranteed by the Federal Housing Administration, the Veteran’s Administration and the rural development loans of the United States Department of Agriculture, won’t be processed. If an application for an FHA-insured loan has not been approved by the time of the shutdown, it will have to wait until after the shutdown ends.

FHA-backed loans accounted for 45% of all mortgages used to purchase homes issued in 2012, according to the Federal Reserve. The FHA alone insures about 60,000 loans a month.

 

 

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Joel Lobb (NMLS#57916)
Senior  Loan Officer
502-905-3708 cell
502-813-2795 fax
kentuckyloan@gmail.com

Key Financial Mortgage Co. (NMLS #1800)*
107 South Hurstbourne Parkway*

Louisville, KY 40222*

 

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FHA vs. Conventional Mortgage: Should I Refinance?

FHA vs. Conventional Mortgage: Should I Refinance?.




Federal Housing AdministrationFHA loans, which allow as little as 3.5 percent down, have traditionally been the go-to source for buyers with low down payments.
FHA loans have the advantage of allowing down-payment money from a gift or grant from other agencies.
The rising costs of FHA loans and the mortgage insurance that is required of FHA borrowers, though, have made the loans less attractive. In addition, the insurance premium on new FHA loans, unlike on other loans, is for the life of the loan.
• Veterans AffairsVA loans, which are available to active or honorably discharged veterans and their spouses, require no down payment and no private mortgage insurance
• U.S. Department of AgricultureLike VA loans, USDA loans require no down payment. They are available only in areas considered rural by the federal government, have income restrictions and can carry large upfront fees.
 Conventional loans. Conventional loans have gotten more flexible for those who can’t afford a full 20 percent down.
Many banks will lend up to 90 or even 95 percent of the property’s value. Such loans require a monthly private mortgage insurance fee, but the cost of such insurance has dropped while the cost of FHA insurance has risen, making conventional loans more attractive for those who can’t put 20 percent down.
Generally, the better a borrower’s credit score and the lower the debt-to-income ratio, the more likely a lender will allow a lower down payment.
“Conventional mortgage insurance now is much less expensive than FHA insurance,” Pausche said. “If you have the credit scores to qualify conventionally, it may be cheaper to put down 5 percent instead of going with FHA.”
In addition, Fannie Mae, the federal buyer of home mortgages, offers a program called My Community Mortgage that allows low- to moderate-income buyers to put down as little as 3 percent on a home.
Freddie Mac offers a similar program called Home Possible that allows buyers into homes with as little as 5 percent down, all of which can come from gifts.
Joel Lobb (NMLS#57916)
Senior  Loan Officer
502-905-3708 cell
502-813-2795 fax
kentuckyloan@gmail.comKey Financial Mortgage Co. (NMLS #1800)*
107 South Hurstbourne Parkway*

Louisville, KY 40222*

 




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