GA Bad Credit Refinance With FHA
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You can't turn on the television or open a newspaper or magazine without encountering a new headline showing the meltdown of the financial markets. Guidelines for conventional mortgages get tighter every day and qualifying may be more difficult than it has been in decades.
This meltdown is occurring at the same time a record number of adjustable rate mortgages are set to begin their rate adjustments. Because these ARMs usually had initial teaser rates that were artificially low, if you have an adjustable rate mortgage there is a near 100% chance that your rate will be going up. Most of the time, this first rate adjustment will be several percentage points. It is not uncommon right now for a mortgage that has had an interest rate in the low 5's to be adjusting up to the 8 or 8.5 percent range! If you have a subprime loan, this increase may be from 6.5 percent to 9.5 percent or more! Borrowers who are unprepared for this will have their mortgage end up as part of the delinquency rate statistics talked about on the evening news.
If you can't qualify for the today's more stringent conventional mortgage guidelines as a result of credit problems or too little of an increase in your home's value, there may still be a great option if your loan amount is below $346,250 in more populated Georgia counties and $271,050 in rural Georgia counties. You may still be able to qualify for an FHA loan.
FHA loans allow you to refinance with higher ratios of debt in relationship to your total income. FHA loans allow you to get a mortgage even with credit problems as long as you have a good explanation and the problems have been solved or the new mortgage will help solve them. FHA loans also allow a loan amount that is as high as 97% of the value of your home if necessary.
If you live in Georgia and your current mortgage is an adjustable rate mortgage with an imminent rate increase, don't give up. Contact a Georgia HUD approved FHA lender and find out if the FHA option is available in your situation. You will certainly be glad you did.
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For detailed information on Georgia FHA mortgages and whether you qualify for an FHA refinance, contact Brenda Puckett at Home America Mortgage or visit her website for detailed free information.
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