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Kentucky FHA Mortgage Guidelines for a Kentucky First Time Home Buyer

Kentucky FHA Mortgage Guidelines for a Kentucky First Time Home Buyer


FHA Mortgage Guidelines for a Louisville Kentucky FHA Mortgage


FHA Mortgage Guidelines for a Louisville Kentucky FHA Mortgage



FHA expands mortgage backing to the once bankrupt | 2013-08-16 | HousingWire

FHA has issued 3 mortgagee letter out this week, with big changes coming on October 15th! FHA will now allow serious job loss or income reduction (20% reduction in income)to be counted as an extenuating circumstance. Buyer might be eligible to purchase a new home after a 12 month waiting period with excellent re-established credit and documentation of income loss and credit counseling. Stay tuned! More info to come but this will certainly help get more buyers into the market in our area.


According to a letter sent to mortgage lenders, the FHA said it would offer mortgage insurance to borrowers who, during the recession, filed for bankruptcy or lost their homes through a foreclosure or short-sale proceeding.
The insurance is now available to those who can prove they are no longer financially compromised — and met all other FHA requirements.
"FHA recognizes the hardships faced by these borrowers, and realizes that their credit histories may not fully reflect their true ability or propensity to repay a mortgage," the letter says.
Besides the burden of proof on the borrower to demonstrate a recovery from the "economic event," the potential homeowner must also complete housing counseling. This event would need to result in a minimum loss of 20% of the household income.
-- 
Joel Lobb (NMLS#57916)
Senior  Loan Officer
502-905-3708 cell
kentuckyloan@gmail.com

FHA expands mortgage backing to the once bankrupt | 2013-08-16 | HousingWire
FHA expands mortgage backing to the once bankrupt | 2013-08-16 | HousingWire


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Do you qualify for the Back to Work Program in Kentucky for home buyers with previous short sale or foreclosure less than 2 years?

Kentucky FHA HUD Back to Work Program for FHA Borrowers in Kentucky 








What is Back to Work?

FHA icontinuing its commitment to fully evaluate borrowers who have experienced periods of financial difficulty due to extenuating circumstances.

Many borrowers experienced periods of recession related financial difficulty and/or credit impairment resulting from unemployment or severe reduction in income. FHA recognizes thhardships faced by these borrowers, and that their credit histories may not fully reflect their true ability or propensity to repay a mortgage.

For Purchase transactions with case numbers assigned on or after August 15, 2013 



Are borrowers with a foreclosure, short sale, or bankruptcy eligible for Back to Work?

The alternative guidance in Mortgagee Letter 2013-26 is effective for purchase applications with 
case numbers assigned on or after August 15, 2013 through September 30, 2016.

All delinquent accounts and indications of derogatory credit, including collections and judgments, 
bankruptcies, foreclosures, deeds-in-lieu, short sales, and other credit problems must be analyzed.

The lender must review the credit report and determine whether derogatory credit was the result of 
an Economic
Event:
• The borrower exhibited Satisfactory Credit prior to the Economic Event Onset;
• The borrower’s derogatory credit occurred after the Economic Event Onset, and
• The borrower has re-established Satisfactory Credit for a minimum of twelve (12) months.

Foreclosure, Short Sale, Deed in Lieu, Bankruptcy

In all cases, the lender must verify that the derogatory credit was the result of an Economic Event 
and document that a minimum of 12 months has elapsed since the date of the:
• foreclosure
• deed in lieu
• short sale
• discharge of Chapter 7 bankruptcy
Chapter 13 Bankruptcy
The lender must verify and document that
• the Chapter 13 bankruptcy was discharged prior to loan application and all required bankruptcy 
payments were made
on-time, or
• a minimum of 12 months of the pay-out period under the bankruptcy has elapsed and all required 
bankruptcy payments were made on time, and
• the bankruptcy was the result of an Economic Event
If the bankruptcy was not discharged prior to loan application, the borrower must receive written 
permission from the
Bankruptcy Court to enter into the mortgage transaction.


Important Back to Work Definitions

HUD announced several key terms that must be reviewed in accordance with this program.






  • Economic Event: an occurrence beyond the borrowers control that resulted in a Loss of Employment, Loss of Income or a combination of both which resulted in a loss of Household Income of 20% or more for a period of six or more months.
  • Onset of Economic Event: the month of the start of or loss of income.
  • Recovery from an Economic Event: the re-establishment of acceptable or satisfactory credit. Satisfactory Credit equates to no derogatory credit for any mortgaged or leased property in the 12 months preceding the mortgage application. This also includes any installment or revolving debt for the same period.
  • Borrower: “Borrower” includes all parties including primary and/or co-borrower as listed on the loan application.
  • Borrower Household Income: the income of all parties on the application or Household Members as listed from the previous Economic Event and derogatory credit.
  • Housing Counseling: Counseling from a HUD-approved housing counseling agency related to home ownership and meets acceptable requirements.





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