Qualify FHA Loan

FHA World Florida - How to qualify for a FHA Loan in Florida.

Qualify FHA Loan. The mortgage industry has changed dramatically in the last few years. In the old days obtaining an FHA loan was easy. Well, obtaining an FHA loan today is still easy.

The first thing you should do to qualify for an FHA loan is have your mortgage application submitted to Fannie Mae Desktop Underwriter or Freddie Mac Loan Prospector. These are the two underwriting decision engines that approve FHA loans.

If your loan is submitted to Fannie Mae an Approve/Eligible means your loan has been approved and if your loan is submitted to Freddie Mac an Accept means your loan has been approved. 

Since most FHA loans are sold in the secondary market a Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac approval will be needed. Once your application has been submitted to Fannie or Freddie a loan findings will be generated. Your loan findings will stipulate item per item that are needed to close your loan.           

Most lenders require a minimum credit score of 640 to qualify for a FHA loan.

A minimum credit score of 600 is needed to qualify for a 3.50% down payment.

FHA allows credit scores below 600 but it requires a larger down payment.

It is important to understand that just because one lender will not qualify you for an FHA loan that does not mean that another lender will not qualify you for an FHA loan.

FHA World Florida - How to qualify for a FHA Loan in Florida

The mortgage process is very simple. Mortgage loans are submitted electronically to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. An Approved Eligible or Accept decision means your application is approved and eligible for sale to Fannie or Freddie.

All FHA loans should be submitted to Fannie or Freddie. Many times a loan officer will pull credit and the loan officer makes the decision that you do not qualify for a loan. The loan officer is not the decision maker - Fannie and Freddie are.

Another perfect example is a borrower who only has one trade line and/or one credit score. A loan officer will see this and say sorry you do not qualify for a loan.

FHA does not have a minimum trade line requirement.

Again, just because one lender says you do not qualify does not mean that another lender will not approve you!

Serving the following Florida Counties.

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Alachua, Baker, Bay, Bradford, Brevard, Broward, Calhoun, Charlotte, Citrus, Clay, Collier, Columbia, DeSoto, Dixie, Duval, Escambia, Flagler, Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Glades, Gulf, Hamilton, Hardee, Hendry, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Holmes, Indian River, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lake, Lee, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Madison, Manatee, Marion, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Nassau, Okaloosa, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, Santa Rosa, Sarasota, Seminole, St. Johns, St. Lucie, Sumter, Suwannee, Taylor, Union, Volusia, Wakulla, Walton, Washington.

Minimum Credit Score of 600

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Generally, a borrower who has made timely payments for the last 12 months serves as a guide and demonstrates their willingness to repay future credit obligations. New FHA Policy changes require minimum FICO score to be 600 for 85% loan-to-value. These FICO requirements will go into effect in the spring 2010. However, most individual lenders will still require credit scores higher than 640.

A perfect credit score is not needed for an FHA loan approval. In fact, even if you have had credit problems, such as a bankruptcy, it's easier for you to qualify for an FHA loan than a for a conventional loan. Sometimes scores down to 600 are accepted if there are compensating factors that offset the credit risk

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