FIRST TIME HOME BUYER LOAN PRODUCTS AND INCENTIVES
FIRST TIME HOME BUYER LOAN PRODUCTS AND INCENTIVES
Fannie Mae HOMEPATH Loan
- Minimum 660 minimum middle FICO score required
- Appraisals are NOT required
- Great for first time homeowners AND Investors
- 97% LTV Primary Residence – 90% LTV Investor
- No monthly Mortgage Insurance payments
- Owner Occupied AND Investment Property
- Down payment can be 100% gifted
- Property must be listed for sale with the Fannie Mae HOMEPATH program
- NO declining market restrictions
Federal Housing Administration Loans – OK to 580 scores
- Minimum 580 minimum middle FICO score required
- Great for first time homeowners
- 30 Year Fixed Rates Only
- Low, government sponsored, monthly Mortgage Insurance payments
- Owner Occupied Only
- 12 months verified rent history required
- Down payment MUST come from borrowers own funds
- Gifts allowed for all closing costs
- Compensating factors required for 580 scores
- NO declining market restrictions
Federal Housing Administration Loans – 100% Gifts Allowed for Down Payment
- Minimum 620 FICO score required
- Great for first time homeowners
- 3.5% Down Payment can be a gift from relatives, employer, city grant
- VERY LOW 30 Year Fixed Rates
- Low, government sponsored, monthly Mortgage Insurance payments
- 1 Day out of Chapter 13 OK with re-establish credit (2 years with Chapter 7)
- Owner Occupied 1-4 unit only
- NO declining market restrictions
USDA Loans – 100% No Money Down for Qualified Properties
- Minimum 620 FICO Score – buyer(s) must have “reasonable” credit history
- Great for low to moderate income and first time homeowners
- Household Area Median Income Limits Apply
- LOW 30 Year Fixed Rates
- No monthly Mortgage Insurance payments
- Owner Occupied Only
- Property must be located in a USDA defined market
Veterans Administration Loans – 100% No Money Down for Active and Veteran Military
- Minimum 620 FICO score required – buyer must demonstrate ability to pay
- True No Money Down Financing for qualified buyers
- Low 30 Year Fixed Rates
- NO Monthly Mortgage Insurance payments
- No Income Limitations
- Loan Amounts from $75,000 to over $417,000
- Owner Occupied Only
- No declining market restrictions
Conventional Loans (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac) – 100% Gifts Allowed for Down Payment
- Minimum 680 FICO Required
- Great for the established buyer looking to leverage through financing
- 3% Down Payment can be a gift from relatives, employer or city grant
- LOW 30 Year Fixed Rates
- Median income limits apply (only income from borrower on loan used to qualify)
- Loan amounts up to $417,000
- Owner Occupied Only
- Monthly Mortgage Insurance payments required
- Declining market restrictions apply
* $8,000 tax credit if home is purchased by November 30, 2009.
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