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		<title>Congress Reconsidering Raising 2012 FHA loan limits?</title>
		<link>http://www.fhahomeloanrefinancing.com/blog/raising-2012-fha-loan-limits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:35:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FHA Loan Expert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s no secret that several U.S. Government officials are taking action to elevate 2012 FHA limits on home mortgages in an effort to help the struggling housing sector in high cost regions across the country. The Wall Street Journal published a good article discussing different ways the housing industry can be saved and one of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US House Contemplates Increasing 2012 FHA Down Payment Requirements</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 04:04:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FHA Loan Expert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[FHA guidelines]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FHA Requirements]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Will Congress mandate an increased down-payment requirement for FHA home loans in 2012?  FHA rates remain at record lows, but default rates are high and the mortgage insurance premium has been raised so many times that it really brings into question the future of FHA mortgages especially for new home buyers. The U.S. House Financial Services [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FHA and the Effects of a Government Shutdown</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 18:16:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FHA Loan Expert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[FHA Lender Talk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FHA Updates]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Loan officers lenders and borrowers are starting to get a bit nervous about FHA lending being adversely affected if the government shuts down. In a recent article written by Brian Collins of Origination News, posed some interesting questions about how the FHA mortgage loan programs could be affected if the U.S government shuts down on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Requirements for Approved FHA Lenders</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Emmons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[FHA Requirements]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Usually, mortgage professionals are concerned that borrowers will be given too strict of requirements to qualify for FHA loans and other mortgage options.  Many in the mortgage industry were taken aback, therefore, when it was announced recently by HUD that FHA requirements for FHA lenders was about to become stricter.  There is now a push [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Power Saver Loan Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:20:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Emmons</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy Efficient Mortgage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s been a few weeks since HUD announced the Power Saver loan program.  This new FHA loan is a pilot program that extends financing to homeowners who are implemented energy conservation solutions to their homes.  HUD said that FHA will insure these home improvement loans and many FHA lenders are excited about the prospects of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FHA Loan to Value Guidelines</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jan 2011 04:48:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FHA Loan Expert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[FHA guidelines]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, HUD revealed updated FHA guidelines with Loan to Value (LTV) restrictions in the FHA Mortgagee Letter 2008-40.  The maximum loan-to-value varies by depending upon which type of FHA loan program the borrower is utilizing. FHA Home Purchase Loans: Max LTV is 96.50%. Max CLTV is 100%. See FHA Down Payment Assistance for options. Rate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FHA Loan Programs and 2011 FHA Guidelines</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 22:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FHA Loan Expert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More and more people are becoming familiar with FHA loan programs and liklihood of 2011 FHA guidelines being revised are good.  Millions of new homebuyers have been making efforts to get approved for FHA home loans before HUD implements new FHA guidelines.  HUD is tightening credit guidelines and FHA loan requirements for home purchase and FHA refinance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New FHA Short Refinance Solution for Underwater Mortgages</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 15:22:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FHA Loan Expert</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[FHA refinance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The mortgage industry is buzzing about the FHA short refinance loan program designed to stem foreclosures by helping borrowers with a lower mortgage balance and a reduced interest rate.  Until recently FHA refinancing was impossible for borrowers that owed more on their home loans than their home was worth.  FHA rates are at record lows [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FHA Home Financing Stepping Up</title>
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		<comments>http://www.fhahomeloanrefinancing.com/blog/fha-home-financing-stepping-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:12:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FHA Loan Expert</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.fhahomeloanrefinancing.com/blog/?p=286</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[FHA home financing has played a crucial role in helping Americans become homeowners and they have been offering mortgage products since the Great Depression.  Today, FHA home loan programs support almost 35% of the home financing market. FHA is the home financing arm of the Housing and Urban Development Department. It oversees Fannie, Freddie, FHLB and other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HUD Announces Increased FHA Loan Fees</title>
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		<comments>http://www.fhahomeloanrefinancing.com/blog/increased-fha-loan-fees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:56:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>FHA Loan Expert</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.fhahomeloanrefinancing.com/blog/?p=276</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[First time homebuyers like FHA loan programs because the down-payment requirements are low, the lending fees are low and of course it doesn’t hurt that FHA rates are the lowest they have been in 50-years.  With record low FHA loan rates and home prices dropping, you would think that home buying would be exploding, yet [...]]]></description>
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