FHA Basics

FHA Basics
FHA loans are loans that are insured by (HUD) Housing Urban
and Development. FHA loans have been around since the
1930's right after the "Great Depression." This was when 4
out of 10 households owned a home. (FHA) Federal Housing
Administration is the savior for our current market just
like it was back during the roaring 30's.With FHA loans
especially during a credit crunch like we are currently are
in, you can rest assure banks are willing to be more
lenient to approve credit challenged borrowers with FHA
financing. The reason is FHA loans are insured by HUD, and
if the borrower looses the home HUD will pay a claim to
lender for the loss. FHA is the largest single insurer of
loans in the world.

FHA Advantages.

- Lower interest rates, typically interest rates are lower
on FHA loans with the banks since they are government
insured loans
- Only requires minimum investment from borrower of 3% down
payment, which can be eliminated by Down Payment
Assistance. So essential you can get a 100% financing with
FHA loans. Note: Requires Seller participation
- If you have less than perfect credit you can typically
can get a loan with FHA, they usually like to see 12 to 24
months clean credit report history. You can even get a loan
while in chapter 13 bankruptcy.
- No Credit Score Requirement
- Recent loan limits increased-varies from state to state.
For example you can buy a home in the state of Texas with
FHA up to $271,050. Depending on if your state is a high
cost area; obviously this loan limit would be higher.
- Will allow alternate lines of credit if not good history
is on credit report.
Example:
1. Letter from any utility company stating you have been
on-time with your payment history for that last 12 months.
2. 12 month payment history from car insurance company,
cell phone company and even daycare will work.

If you are currently in the market to buy or maybe you feel
like you need credit repair, what ever your direction is,
getting a FHA loan is not as hard as you think. FHA gets
people approved that may not get approved with other loan
types. The first step is to examine where you are at with a
lender and get the ball rolling. IN this current market
some lenders are requiring you to either have a 580 credit
score or higher. They will also allow no credit score but
your interest rate is higher than current market rates.
This is going on even though FHA has no credit score
requirement; this is due to bad performance of loans below
the credit score benchmark of 580.

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