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Today's FHA Refinance Loan Requirements

By: Hendro Iskandar

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by Hendro Iskandar
If you are currently considering refinancing your home, you may have heard about the FHA refinance loans and their popular updated programs or that interest rates are a 5 year lows. For you who haven’t heard of it, FHA stands for Federal Housing Administration -a sub group of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, a.k.a HUD. The FHA loan and the low interest rates open ways for excellent refinance opportunity. What’s more, applying for an FHA loan is not more difficult than it is for a Conventional Mortgage.

By the by, before refinance –or taking a step toward it-, you should know the basic requirements for FHA Mortgages.

 To be qualified for FHA Refinance Loans, your monthly housing costs (mortgage principal and interest, property taxes and insurance) must meet the “Top Ratio” -a specified percentage of your gross monthly income, which is below 31%. You must also have be able to pay your “Bottom Ratio” –your housing costs plus all additional monthly debt, which is below 43% or more with compensating factors.

Although the FHA refinance loan is not totally credit score-driven, it is helpful to have at least 580 FICO score to get a faster approval. FHA guidelines are written in a way that enables you -the borrower- the benefit of the doubt that you’ve had, at some point in the past, conditions beyond your control, and as long as you have recovered from those situation, you’re generally going to be credit-eligible for an FHA refinance loan.

For example, if you have had a previous bankruptcy, it may still be possible to get an FHA Refinance. If you have been discharged from a Chapter 7 bankruptcy for two years or more, you are eligible to apply for an FHA refinance loan. If you are in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy and have made all court approved payments on time and as agreed for at least one year, you are also eligible to make an FHA loan application.

FHA Refinance Loan Requirements provide various options to meet your current home equity case needs. If your home has positive equity, you may be able to refinance up to 98.75% or 97.75% or the amount you are refinancing plus closing costs. If you wish to take cash out of the property, then the maximum financing amount is either 95% or 85% of the current considered value, depending on your qualifications. At last, if you do not have sufficient equity in your home to payoff your current mortgage or cover your refinancing closing costs, then you should ask your lender to consider a "Write Down".

What is a “Write down”? It is when your lender writes off the excess balance owed for refinancing a loan. The Housing Bill that goes into effect on October 1st provide for a Write Down to 90% of the current appraised value for delinquent mortgage FHA refinances. However this option is based on the lenders’ judgment.

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About Author: Hendro Iskandar is the writer of this article. If You want to read another FHA related articles, visit fha-loanrates.com/articles You can also search for other subject in fha-loanrates.com

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