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: 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: When analyzing the probability of continued employment, the lender must examine –the borrowers past employment record
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Kentucky FHA Loan Guidelines for Foreclosure and Short Sale
Kentucky FHA Loan Guidelines After Bankruptcy, Foreclosure, or Short Sale
If you’ve experienced a bankruptcy, foreclosure, or short sale in the past, you may still be able to qualify for a Kentucky FHA loan. Here are the current waiting period guidelines you need to know:
- Foreclosure: 3-year waiting period from the foreclosure completion date (when the property is transferred back to the lender) as reported on your credit report.
- Short Sale: 3-year waiting period from the title transfer date.
- Chapter 7 Bankruptcy: 2-year waiting period from the discharge date. Note: If a property was surrendered in the Chapter 7 bankruptcy, it may be treated as a foreclosure, which could extend the waiting period.
- Chapter 13 Bankruptcy: 1-year wait with a scheduled payment plan, provided the liabilities are factored into your debt-to-income ratio and bankruptcy court approval is obtained — OR 2 years from the discharge date.
Don’t let past financial hardships stop you from achieving the dream of homeownership. I’ve helped hundreds of Kentucky families in similar situations successfully get approved for FHA loans. Reach out today — let’s talk about your options.
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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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