What is the purpose of this program?
Provides mortgage insurance for a person to purchase or refinance a principal
residence at a lower initial interest rate. The mortgage loan is funded by a
lending institution, such as a mortgage company, bank, savings and loan
association and the mortgage is insured by HUD.
What are the eligibility requirements?
? Borrower must meet standard FHA credit qualifications.
? Borrower is eligible for approximately 97% financing.
? Borrower is able to finance closing costs and the up front mortgage
insurance premium into the mortgage. The borrower will also be responsible for
paying an annual premium.
? ARMS can only be used in conjunction with Sections 203(b), 234(c), and
203(k).
? The index used to determine the interest rate is the U.S. Treasury Security
adjusted to a constant maturity of one year.
? Eligible properties are one to four unit structures.
(Article Courtesy Mortgage 101)
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