FHA Summary Requirements

What the requirements are for obtaining an FHA loan in today's market?

Summary of FHA Requirements

FHA loans are the easiest type of real estate mortgage loan to qualify for. The FHA guidelines for loan qualification are the most flexible of all mortgage loans that require less than 5% down payment.

Following is the basic FHA loan qualification guidelines.

• Two Years of steady employment, preferably with same employer.

• Last two years Income should be the same or increasing.

• Credit report should typically have less than two thirty day lates in last two years with a minimum credit score of 620 or higher or in some cases no credit score at all.

• Bankruptcy's must be at least two years old, with perfect credit since discharge.

• Foreclosure's must be at least three years old, with perfect credit since.

• Your new mortgage payment should be approximately 30% of your gross (before taxes) income.

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