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2011 FHA Loan Limits   FHA Home Loans & FHA Jumbo Home Loans

An FHA loan is insured by the Federal Housing Administration, a federal agency within the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The FHA does not loan money to borrowers, rather, it provides lenders protection through mortgage insurance (MIP) in case the borrower defaults on his or her loan obligations. Available to all buyers, FHA loan programs are designed to help creditworthy low-income and moderate-income families who do not meet requirements for conventional loans.

FHA loan programs are particularly beneficial to those buyers with less available cash. The rates on FHA loans are generally market rates, while down payment requirements are lower than for conventional loans.

Some of the other benefits of FHA financing:

• Only a 3.5 percent down payment is required.
• Closing Costs can be paid by the seller
• Lower monthly mortgage insurance premiums and, under certain conditions, automatic cancellation of the premium.
• More flexible underwriting criteria than conventional loans
• Loans are assumable to qualified buyers.

FHA Jumbo Loans allow homeowners to take advantage of the benefits of the FHA loan at higher loan amounts than were previously available.   FHA Jumbo Loan amounts are now available at a up to a maximum of $625,500 in high cost areas.   The maximum loan amount was just over $200K for much of the country where housing is more affordable, and that limit has been increased to $271,050.   Please see our guide at the top of the page, or give us a call to find out the limits for your area, and see if an FHA Home Loan is right for you.

Please visit our FHA Blog for more information on FHA Home loans.