Started in 2020 VA will no longer require a down payment on a house because the value is higher than the conforming loan limit. Zero Down VA loans NO loan limit Jan 1st 2020. Jan 1st 2021 conforming loan limit is $548,250.  You buy a house for $700,000+ with your VA eligibility and it is…

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FHA  —  Closed on or after Jan 1st 2021 FHA announced December 2, 2020 in Mortgagee Letter 2020-41 that the low-cost and high-cost county limits have increased effective with case numbers assigned on or after January 1, 2021. Loan limits are county specific. The low-cost areas mortgage limits have increased to: One-Unit: $356,362 Two-unit: $456,275…

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Conventional —  Loans closed on or after Jan 1st 2021 Effective immediately, Access Capital Group, Inc. will begin supporting the increased conforming loan limits that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced on Tuesday November 24th.  Maximum Loan Amount for 2021 One-Unit: $548,250 Two-unit: $702,000 Three-unit: $848,500 Four-unit: $1,054,500 Maximum Loan Amount for High-Cost Areas for…

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Conventional —  Loans closed on or after Jan 1st 2020! Effective immediately, Access Capital Group, Inc. will begin supporting the increased conforming loan limits that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced on Tuesday November 26th. Maximum Loan Amount for 2020 One-Unit: $510,400 Two-unit: $653,550 Three-unit: $789,950 Four-unit: $981,700 Maximum Loan Amount for High-Cost Areas for…

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FHA Loans  —  Closed on or after Jan 1st 2020 FHA announced December 3, 2019 in Mortgagee Letter 2019-59 that the low-cost and high-cost county limits have increased effective with case numbers assigned on or after January 1, 2020. Loan limits are county specific. The low-cost areas mortgage limits have increased to: One-Unit: $331,760 Two-unit:…

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Starting in 2020 VA will no longer require a down payment on loans greater than the conforming loan limit.  Zero Down VA loans NO upper loan limit starting Jan 1st, 2020. Currently, zero down VA loan limits are the same as those set by the Federal Housing Finance Agency on conforming loans. The limit in…

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VA Key Underwriting Criteria There is no maximum debt ratio. However, the lender must provide compensating factors if the total debt ratio is more than 41 percent. Jan 1st 2023 conforming loan limit is $726,200. You buy a house for $1,200,000+ with your VA eligibility and it is ZERO down. VA’s residual income guidelines ensure…

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What is a NO Overlay Lender you might Ask? Access Capital Group, Inc. is a NO Overlay Lender meaning we pre approve loans to the Investor Guidelines and have done so since 2001. A “Lender Overlay” is a guideline (or set of guidelines) on top of the actual investor guidelines.  An investor would be Fannie…

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2019 LOAN LIMITS NOW ALLOWED ON CONVENTIONAL PRODUCTS As announced today by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the standard and high-cost area loan limits for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are increasing. The base loan limit in most of the country will be $484,350, which represents a 6.9% increase over the 2018 limit.  All…

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