Starting April 1st of 2013 there are two big changes that will go into effect.
1) The annual FHA is going up. (Can be as high as 1.55%) …This is up from the max rate of 1.25% now.
2) If you are putting down less than 10% on an FHA mortgage you won’t ever be able to get rid of your annual MIP on an FHA loan. It will be on the loan for the life of the loan no matter the loan to value ratio.
The reason FHA is making these changes is that FHA’s reserves have dropped below the $2 for every $100 insured threshold – mandated by congress.
FHA loans MIP rates really fall into two categories.
…loans that were originated before June 1, 2009, and loans that were originated afterwards.
If you are refinancing a loan that was originated before June 1 of 2009 here are the MIP rates you can expect…
Up front MIP = 0.01%.
Annual MIP =
15-year fixed rate mortgage with loan-to-value of 78% or less : No annual MIP required
Up front MIP = 1.75%
Annual MIP =
15-year loan term, LTV less than, or equal to, 78 percent : 0.45% annually
However, now FHA will remove annual MIP after 11 years if your beginning LTV is 90% or less.
Currently, the FHA removes the annual mortgage insurance requirement for homeowners who have paid mortgage insurance for at least 5 years, and whose loan size is less than 78% of the lower of a home’s original purchase price or appraised value.
Going forward, the FHA will remove annual MIP after 11 years for homeowners whose beginning LTV is 90% or less.
That’s it for today!
Brett
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