Mortgage & Finance

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Qualifying Factors For FHA and Fannie Mae Loans Are Changing Dec. 12th

I am getting many updates from my favorite mortgage brokers about the changes to the qualifying factors that are about to come on Dec. 12th to the Fannie Mae and FHA world.  I am also receiving updates from mortgage brokers I don’t have contact with, and some of the updates are inaccurate.  To spell out the [...]

With F.H.A. Help, Easy Loans in Expensive Areas

be sure to check out the last paragraph http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/20/business/20limits.html?_r=2&th=&adxnnl=1&emc=th&adxnnlx=1258823045-jkAzkd6FNo1zZNxkfMSHlA

Weekly Interest Rate Overview

Current Indices For Adjustable Rate Mortgages Updated November 13, 2009 Daily Value Monthly Value 6-month Treasury Security 0.16% 0.16% 1-year Treasury Security 0.32% 0.37% 3-year Treasury Security 1.36% 1.46% 5-year Treasury Security 2.28% 2.33% 10-year Treasury Security 3.45% 3.39% 12-month LIBOR 1.234% (Oct) 12-month MTA 0.544% (Oct) 11th District Cost of Funds 1.272% (Sept) Prime [...]

Rate Watch Week of Nov. 2

Rates moved up slightly again in the past week. Freddie Mac announced that for the week ending October 29, 30-year fixed rates averaged 5.03%, up from 5.00% the week before. The average for 15-year fixed rose to 4.46%. Adjustables were also up slightly with the average for one-year adjustables rising to 4.57% and five-year adjustables [...]

Word of Caution-Don’t take the $729,750 loan amount for granted

Chet Gohd, owner of RPM Mortgage Berkeley, has the following to say about the $729,750 loan amount, which is about to EXPIRE: For some reason, there isn’t much press on this and the clock is ticking. The main reason is that the loan amount of $729,750 is set to expire at the end of December [...]

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