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Conforming Loan Limits Unchanged For 2012

In 2012, for the 7th straight year, the national, single-family conforming mortgage loan limit will remain at $417,000. Continue reading

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Conforming Loan Limits Drop In High-Cost Areas

For homeowners in high-cost areas nationwide, conforming and FHA loan limits have dropped by as much as 14 percent. Continue reading

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Mandatory Loan Fees Keep Borrowers From Getting Their Absolute Lowest Rate

Conforming mortgage rates may be posting all-time lows this week, but that doesn’t mean you’ll be eligible for them. You may have already called your loan officer and found this out the hard way. It’s because of a federally-mandated mortgage-pricing scheme known as “loan-level pricing adjustments”. Continue reading

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Loan Application Alert : Conforming, Interest Only Mortgages Guidelines Change Next Week

If you plan to finance your home with a conforming interest only mortgage, get your loan application submitted no later than this Friday, June 18. Starting next week, Fannie Mae is clamping down on the popular loan product. Continue reading

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Fannie Mae’s Loan Quality Initiative : Repulling Your Credit Just Before Closing

A new loan quality initiative from Fannie Mae is making it harder for home buyers and refinancing homeowners everywhere to close on a mortgage. Continue reading

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Fannie Mae’s Loan Quality Initiative : Repulling Your Credit Just Before Closing

A new loan quality initiative from Fannie Mae is making it harder for home buyers and refinancing homeowners everywhere to close on a mortgage. Continue reading

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1 In 8 Banks Tightened Prime Mortgage Standards Last Quarter

The Federal Reserve says that financial markets “remain supportive of economic growth”. Residential mortgage guidelines, however, continue to tighten. If you’ve applied for a home loan recently, you probably felt it; extra scrutiny on income, assets and credit scores, among other things. The hard proof of the changes, however, can be found in the Federal Reserve’s quarterly survey of its member banks. Continue reading

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