Conforming
Loans
Conventional loans may
be conforming or non-conforming. Conforming
loans have guidlines that follow the terns established
by Fannie Mae and Freddie
Mac. These two corporations purchase mortgages complying
with these guidelines from mortgage lenders, and bundle the
mortgages into securities and sell these securities to investors.
This allows, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, to provide a
huge pool of affordable funds for home loans giving Americans
easy access to Home Loan Credit.
Fannie Mae and Freddie
Mac establish the maximum loan
amounts, applicant's credit and income requirements,
down payment needs, and property eligability. Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac establish new mortgage limits every year.
The 2006 conforming
loan limits for first mortgages are:
| Loan
Limits For: |
2006 |
| One-family |
$417,000 |
| Two-family |
$533,850 |
| Three-family |
$645,300 |
| Four-family |
$801,950 |
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Jumbo Loans
Loans above the maximum mortgage
amount established by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are jumbo
loans. Since jumbo mortgages are bought and sold
on a smaller scale, they normally have a higher interest
rate than conforming loans. If you are looking for a jumbo mortgage
and would like the insight of a highly qualified mortgage
professional, we recommend that you complete
this no obligation inquiry and discuss the many products
and terms available to today. We have selected the most qualified
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Fixed
Rate Mortgages
With fixed
rate mortgage the interest rate and monthly payments
remain fixed for the term of the loan. Fixed rate loans
are available for 40, 30, 25, 20, 15 years and 10 years.
Nornally, the shorter the length of a mortgage, the
lower the interest rate.
The most popular mortgage
terms are 30 and 15 years. With the traditional 30 year fixed
rate loan, your monthly payments are lower than they would
be on a shorter term mortgage.
Adjustable
Rate Mortgages
Variable or adjustable
loan is loan whose interest rate, and accordingly monthly
payments, fluctuate over the period of the loan. With this
type of mortgage, periodic adjustments based on changes in
a defined index are made to the interest rate. The index
for your particular loan is established at the time of application.
Well known ARM
indexes include:
Option ARM Loans
Probably the most creative products
that don't require a set payment each month are PAY
OPTION ARMS. After the first payment, you get to select
from four payment options every month. You will receive a monthly
statement offering a minimum payment, an interest-only payment,
a 30-year amortized payment or a 15-year amortized payment
.
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