The Federal Housing Administration is getting ready to implement new rules that could, in some cases, make it harder to get a mortgage to buy a condominium unit. The new rules were supposed to take ...

A newly surfaced Freedom of Information Act response shows the Federal Housing Administration cannot readily say how many noncitizen borrowers have FHA-insured mortgages, even after it changed the ...

WASHINGTON - You may have seen headlines last week about the Federal Housing Administration needing a taxpayer "bailout" by the Treasury and wondered: Uh oh. Is the FHA heading down the fiscal drain ...

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FHA loans offer flexibility to borrowers with low credit scores and limited funds for a home down payment. But there’s one area where FHA lenders can’t be flexible: the appraisal. Any property that’s ...

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Elizabeth Galan, a loan officer in Cincinnati, has shifted her strategy to support Hispanic borrowers amid new immigration policies. With changes in FHA guidelines, she focuses on converting clients ...

FHA guidelines generally allow a DTI ratio up to 43%. But if you have a strong credit score and meet other requirements, lenders may allow a DTI ratio of up to 50% on an FHA loan.

Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans are a popular choice for first-time homebuyers and other borrowers who, for a variety of reasons, may have a hard time qualifying for a conventional home ...