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Lower Mortgage Insurance Premiums on Kentucky FHA loans in 2023
FHA JUST LOWERED ITS MONTHLY MORTGAGE INSURANCE PREMIUM REQUIREMENT BY 30 BASIS POINTS – FROM 0.85% to 0.55%!
On February 22, 2023, HUD announced a 30 basis point MIP reduction on certain Kentucky FHA loans. According to the government agency, an estimated 850,000 borrowers could benefit this coming year, and the average Kentucky FHA homeowner will save $800 annually.
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has announced, effective for case numbers endorsed on and after 03/20/2023, a 30 basis point reduction in the annual premium charged to mortgage borrowers.
The cut, widely anticipated by the industry, will result in mortgage insurance premiums (MIP) of 55 bps for most borrowers, down from 85. The reduction also amends the Base Loan amount threshold used to establish MIP rates to the national conforming loan limit of $726,200, which increased from $625,500. Please refer to the following for the 03/20/2023 Annual Mortgage Insurance Premium MIP reduction:
FHA Reduces Annual Mortgage Insurance Premiums
by 30 Basis Points to Support Affordable Homeownership
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced today through Mortgagee Letter 2023-05 a 30 basis point reduction to the Annual Mortgage Insurance Premiums (annual MIP) it charges borrowers for FHA-insured Single Family Title II forward mortgages. This reduction supports the Biden-Harris Administration’s goals of making homeownership more accessible and affordable for the nation’s homebuyers. FHA mortgage insurance facilitates broader availability of mortgage financing to those not adequately served by the conventional mortgage market, particularly households of color for whom FHA-insured mortgages have been a cornerstone of access to affordable homeownership.
Today’s Mortgagee Letter provides additional information for mortgagees to implement the annual MIP reductions effective for mortgages endorsed for FHA insurance on or after March 20, 2023.
FHA estimates this reduction will benefit approximately 850,000 borrowers over the coming year, saving them $678 million in aggregate in the first year of their FHA-insured mortgage. For the average borrower purchasing a one-unit single family home with a down payment of 3.5 percent and a mortgage amount of $467,700 the national median home price as of December 2022 – FHA’s annual MIP reduction will save them more than $1,400 in the first year of their mortgage.
On February 22, 2023, HUD announced a 30 basis point MIP reduction on certain Kentucky FHA loans. According to the government agency, an estimated 850,000 borrowers could benefit this coming year, and the average Kentucky FHA homeowner will save $800 annually.
What you need to know:
The new rate is effective on loans endorsed for insurance by FHAon or after March 20, 2023.
Current clients couldrefinanceto lower their monthly payments or shorten their term.
A lower MIP couldopen the door for more homebuyerswho previously could not qualify.
FHA loans have many benefits, includingflexible qualificationsandlow down paymentrequirements, and they allowfor down payment assistance.Plus, there are noappraisal feeson a streamline refinance.
Contact your borrowers and prospects who are currently in an Kentucky FHA loan or could benefit from one to discuss how this change can work to their…
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