Washington FHA Loan Limits | WA FHA Loans and FHA Mortgage Refinance

Why choose an FHA Home Loan?

FHA Home Loans require a Low 3.5% down payment.
Non-occupant, co-borrower are permitted to qualify for an FHA Home Loan.
FHA Home Loans use Expanded qualifying ratios.
There are no prepayment penalties for an FHA Home Loan.
An FHA Home Loan is fully assumable.
FHA Home Loans have lower MI premiums.
An FHA Home Loan is eligible for non-credit qualifying, streamline refinance.
An FHA Home Loan is available all areas of the country, provided a market exists for the property and the home meets HUD's minimum property standards.
An FHA Home Loan may be used to purchase or refinance a new or existing one to four family home in urban and rural areas, including manufactured homes on permanent foundations.
FHA Home Loans are offered at terms of 15 or 30 years.

FHA Refinance Programs

FHASecure
The FHASecure program is for borrowers who want to refinance their current fixed rate mortgage or ARM loan into a stable, FHA insured mortgage. You can be delinquent on your current ARM mortgage and still qualify for an FHA refinance loan. You may even be allowed to include the amount you are behind on your current ARM in your new loan.

Cash-Out Refinance
An FHA Cash Out Refinance is perfect for the homeowner who wants to access the equity that they have built up in their home. This program is beneficial to homeowners whose property has increased in value since it was purchased.

FHA Streamline Refinance
The FHA Streamline Refinance is designed to lower the interest rate on a current FHA mortgage or convert a current FHA adjustable rate mortgage into a fixed rate. An FHA Streamline Refinance can be performed quickly and easily. It requires much less hassle and paperwork than a normal refinance including no appraisal, no qualifying debt ratios and no income verification.

FHA Refinance Questions & Answers

What are the guidelines for an FHA Refinance?
If the borrower wishes to take cash out of the property, then the maximum financing amount is 85% of the appraised value, depending on the borrowers qualifications. If the borrower does not take cash out then the maximum financing will be either 98.75% or 97.75% of the appraised value of the home or the amount you are refinancing plus closing costs, whichever is lower.

Why should I consider refinancing into a FHA-insured mortgage?
FHA refinance mortgages do not come with prepayment penalties, have no teaser rates nor balloon payments. They are offered at market rate with terms up to 30 years and are fully amortized, meaning that you pay towards principal and interest every month.

What if I have a prepayment penalty and other refinancing costs and there isn’t enough equity in my home to refinance?
If you do not have sufficient equity in your home to add your prepayment penalty and/or other refinancing costs into your new HUD FHA Mortgage, then you should ask your lender to consider a second mortgage to pay the difference or a short payoff on your existing loan. Offering either of these options is at the discretion of the lender.

Does it matter that the value of my home is now less than what I still owe?
Not to The FHA, but your current lender will have to be willing to accept a short payoff on the existing loan OR to hold a second mortgage to make up the difference needed to pay off the existing mortgage and the home’s value.