FHA Loan Requirements
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Before you start the loan process, you'll need to have some information at hand for all loan applicants:
- Social Security numbers
- Residence addresses for the past two years
- Names and addresses of your employers over past two years
- Your current gross monthly salary
- Names, addresses, account numbers and balances on all checking and savings accounts
- Names, addresses, account numbers, balances and monthly payments on all open loans
- Addresses and loan information of other real estate owne
- Estimated value of furniture and personal property
- Certificate of Eligibility and DD-214, (for veterans only)
- W2's for the past two years and current check stubs
- For self-employed individuals, you will need to provide
personal tax returns for the past two years, current income statement and balance sheet
for the business
In addition, you will need to pay for a credit report and appraisal of the property.
First-time homebuyers considering an FHA home loan have plenty of questions, including one of the all-time most popular early inquiries: “How much can I borrow?” If you have done some Internet research on FHA loan limits in the past, check again—some reports are now out of date because of recent changes to the rules for FHA lending limits.
FHA-insured mortgages and mortgage insurance requirements can be confusing, but the facts are simple. FHA home loans aren’t any more difficult to understand than a conventional loan. You just need to learn the lending vocabulary.
When you decide to apply for an FHA Refinance loan, there are several questions you’ll need to answer to set the approval process in motion. Some questions are about planning issues, others are directly related to whether or not an FHA Refinance loan is for you.
