It's been a busy day in credit repair world. I thought I'd take a moment to post some more blonde jokes!

Did you hear about the blonde who took an hour to cook Minute Rice?


Did you hear about the blonde who got into the taxi, and the driver kept the "Vacant" sign up?


Did you hear about the blonde who was an M.D.--Mentally Deficient?


Did you hear about the blonde who thought nitrates was cheaper than day rates?


Did you hear about the blonde who after watching the ballerinas, wondered why they didn't get taller girls?


Did you hear about the blonde who went to a nudist camp for a game of strip poker?


Did you hear about the blonde who brought her cosmetics with her for a make-up exam?

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Matt

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Not often that I get to see an almost full moon while it is still day light. Who knows maybe we will have a full moon for halloween.

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George Souto is a Loan Officer who can assist you with all your FHA, CHFA, and Conventional mortgage needs in Connecticut. George resides in Middlesex County which includes Middletown, Middlefield, Durham, Cromwell, Portland, Higganum, Haddam, East Haddam, Chester, Deep River, and Essex. George can be contacted at (860) 573-1308 or gsouto@mccuemortgage.com

The third and last change that we have been notified of this week is a change to FHA Appraisal Expiration. FHA Appraisals use to be good for six month, this was both good and bad. Good because if an appraisal was done on a property, and the deal fell apart, the appraisal would still be applicable for a six month period, and the new Buyers/Borrowers would continue to use the same appraisal, because it was attached to the FHA Case Number. Therefore, they were able to save money on an appraisal. The Bad part is that if the reason for the deal falling apart was because of appraisal issues, or the house under appraised, those issues would continue to be a problem for six months, and you could not get away from them by doing a new appraisal.

With this change FHA has reduced the appraisal expiration to 120 days for all existing and new construction properties effective with case numbers assigned on or after Jan 1, 2010. This change aligns FHA with current industry practices.

This again is both good and bad. Good because you are able to replace an appraisal that had issues or under appraised sooner. But likewise it is bad because an appraisal that did not have any issues will now be good for only 120 days in stead of the previous six month.

This concludes the changes that I have to report on for now, but keep in mind that these three changes that I have blogged about, are all Program Changes, there are other changes that have also been made that are Investor Changes. Investor Changes are an additional layer of qualifying requirements that are imposed on by Investor which are over and above those made by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA, VA, and USDA. Those changes will differ from Lender to Lender depending on whom the Lender is selling their loans to. The best way to keep up with these changes is by having a good working relationship with a Loan Officer that will keep you up to date on them.

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Info about the author:

George Souto is a Loan Officer who can assist you with all your FHA, CHFA, and Conventional mortgage needs in Connecticut. George resides in Middlesex County which includes Middletown, Middlefield, Durham, Cromwell, Portland, Higganum, Haddam, East Haddam, Chester, Deep River, and Essex. George can be contacted at (860) 573-1308 or gsouto@mccuemortgage.com

The second up coming change that Kim Neilson our Senior Vice President at McCue Mortgage recently made us aware of, are changes to FHA Streamline Refinancing. Unlike the up coming change that I wrote about yesterday, this change will only affect existing FHA Borrowers, but given the number of FHA Loans that have been done over the last few years, this change will still an impact on a significant number of homeowners.

The up coming changes to the FHA Streamline refinance guidelines will become effective with FHA case numbers assigned on or after 11/18/09, and are as follows:

• Borrower must be receiving a net tangible benefit as the result of the streamline refinance in one of the following ways:
  • 5% reduction in total mortgage payment.
  • Adjustable Rate (ARM) to Fixed Rate.
  • Reducing the term of the mortgage
• Evidence borrower is employed and has income at time of application. A current paystub and verbal Verification of Employment (VOE) will be required. If self employed, YTD Profit & Loss (P&L) statement from an accountant will be required.
• If assets are needed to close, borrower must provide evidence of sufficient assets to close.
• If subordinated financing is remaining in place, the max Cumulative Loan To Value (CLTV) is 125%. For streamline refinance WITHOUT appraisal, the LTV/CLTV calculation is based on the original appraised value for the property. For streamline refinances WITH appraisal, the CLTV is based on the new appraised value.
• The Maximum Mortgage Amount calculation is as follows:
  • Streamline WITHOUT appraisal - the outstanding principal balance minus the applicable refund Upfront Mortgage Insurance Premium (UFMIP) PLUS the new UFMIP. Closing costs CANNOT be added to the mortgage.
  • Streamline WITH appraisal - the lower of outstanding principal balance minus the applicable refund UFMIP, plus closing costs, Prepaids and the new UFMIP OR 97.75% of the appraised value plus the new UFMIP. Discount Points* MAY NOT be included in the new mortgage. If the borrower agrees to pay discount points, documentation of sufficient assets must be verified.

*Discount points are defined as total borrower points greater than 1.00.

I will cover the third change tomorrow, which is also an FHA change, and that change will affect all FHA Borrowers.

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Info about the author:

George Souto is a Loan Officer who can assist you with all your FHA, CHFA, and Conventional mortgage needs in Connecticut. George resides in Middlesex County which includes Middletown, Middlefield, Durham, Cromwell, Portland, Higganum, Haddam, East Haddam, Chester, Deep River, and Essex. George can be contacted at (860) 573-1308 or gsouto@mccuemortgage.com

Kim Neilson our Senior Vice President just released some information to all our Loan Officer about Industry Changes that will be happening over the next two to three months. These are changed that will affect many of us in the Real Estate Industry, especially the change that I am writing about in this blog, Fannie Mae Automated Underwriting (DU) Eligibility Changes. If all of us are up to date on the up coming changes, than we can all better serve and advice our Borrowers and Buyers.

This first change, Fannie Mae Automated Underwriting (DU) Eligibility Changes, is going to have a major impact on 2 Unit Multi-Family Properties, and the sooner the word gets out about it the better. Fannie Mae will be releasing Automated Underwriting (DU) Version 8.0 on December 12. Changes included with the release are as follows:

• Minimum FICO score 620 (was 580)
• 2 Unit Owner Occupied Property - maximum LTV 80% for purchase & rate/term refinance (was 90%)
• 2 Unit Owner Occupied Property - maximum LTV 75% for cash out refinance (was 85%)
• 2 Unit Investment Property - maximum LTV 75% for purchase & rate/term refinance (was 80%)
• Unit Investment Property - maximum LTV 70% for cash out refinance (was 75%)

All new cases submitted to DU on or after December 12 will be scored with the 8.0 version and the new eligibility will be applied. New cases submitted prior to December 12 will be scored with the current version DU 7.1 and will continue to score as DU 7.1 on subsequent submissions, however, loans using DU version 7.1 must close by February 12, 2010.

Similar changes were already put in place several months back on 3 & 4 Unit Multi-Family Properties, and those requirements will continue as is. These changes continue to make FHA an even more attractive loan product for Multi-Family Owner Occupied Properties (FHA does not do loans on Non-Owner Occupied Properties), and making Conventional Loans even tougher to do.

Tomorrow I will write about the second change that will go into affect very soon. Stay tune!!!

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Info about the author:

George Souto is a Loan Officer who can assist you with all your FHA, CHFA, andConventional mortgage needs in Connecticut. George resides in Middlesex County which includes Middletown, Middlefield, Durham, Cromwell, Portland, Higganum, Haddam, East Haddam, Chester, Deep River, and Essex. George can be contacted at (860) 573-1308 or gsouto@mccuemortgage.com