Spokane FHA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

SPOKANE-SPOKANE VALLEY, WA

FHA loans are mortgages created in the 1930's to help insulate lenders from credit risks and help promote home ownership. The Federal Housing Administration (hence, FHA) allows for lower downpayments and credit scores-- making these loans much more accessible than traditional mortgages.

FHA loans typically need just a 3.5% downpayment with credit scores of 580 or better. For credit scores between 500-579, the downpayment needs to be at least 10%.

While FHA loans make home ownership much more accessible to first-time homebuyers, they do require PMI (purchase money insurance)-- an additional insurance premium that is paid to the FHA to help cover defaults.

For additional requirements as defined by the FHA, click here.

Spokane's 113 lenders originated 1,559 FHA loans during 2024. The total origination value was $522,475,000, with an average FHA loan value of $335,135.

Spokane FHA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year FHA mortgages in Spokane averaged 6.56% for the week of 2025-04-04, compared to the national average (all FHA variants) of 6.259% for the same period.

Spokane's average FHA mortgage closing costs are $9,646.

The average rate for the prior week (2025-03-28) was 6.65% and one month ago for the week of 2025-02-28, the average rate was 6.24%.

The average rate one year ago was 6.56%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2025-04-04, the average rate was 5.87%.

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Spokane FHA Loan Lenders by Rates & Fees

The below table looks at the average fees/closing costs and rates for FHA 30 Year Fixed Rate (purchase, first lien) mortgages originated by each lender at the Spokane level.

Name # of Loans 2024 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2024 Avg. Closing Costs
UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC 138 6.08% $13,997
CANOPY MORTGAGE, LLC 104 6.46% $17,927
Sunflower Bank 102 6.59% $13,769
DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. 89 5.25% $10,010
QUICKEN LOANS, LLC 82 6.16% $13,723
CROSSCOUNTRY MORTGAGE, LLC 50 6.60% $14,170
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY 44 6.60% $12,680
Glacier Bank 41 6.47% $13,982
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC 40 6.49% $13,758
CMG MORTGAGE, INC. 37 6.52% $14,296
FAIRWAY INDEPENDENT MORTGAGE CORPORATION 29 6.55% $14,190
FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION 27 6.27% $13,148
BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC. 26 6.71% $14,420
SUMMIT FUNDING, INC. 23 6.53% $15,034
GUARANTEED RATE, INC. 22 6.32% $13,882
PREMIER MORTGAGE RESOURCES, L.L.C. 21 5.86% $17,105
LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC 19 6.14% $13,369
PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC 17 6.09% $11,844
CARDINAL FINANCIAL 16 6.44% $13,744
AMERICAN PACIFIC MORTGAGE CORPORATION 16 6.41% $15,945
CORNERSTONE HOME LENDING, INC. 15 6.59% $13,952
CHURCHILL MORTGAGE CORPORATION 14 6.79% $12,745
American Mortgage & Equity Consultants, Inc. 13 6.68% $15,022
EAGLE HOME MORTGAGE, LLC 13 5.54% $12,421
GENEVA FINANCIAL, LLC 12 6.93% $14,085
S1L, Inc. 12 6.41% $14,387
Paramount Residential Mortgage Group, Inc. 12 6.29% $12,854
LEADERONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION 12 6.93% $13,658
Century Mortgage Company DBA Century Lending Company 11 6.03% $13,576
Willamette Valley Bank 11 6.34% $15,181
Washington Trust Bank 10 6.34% $14,645
LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC 10 6.18% $9,862
NEWREZ LLC 10 6.47% $13,451
Mr. Cooper ( Nationstar Mortgage ) 9 6.44% $15,555
ENVOY MORTGAGE, LTD 9 6.56% $14,523
LOANPAL, LLC 8 5.42% $13,714
DIRECTORS MORTGAGE, INC. 8 6.19% $13,882
NUMERICA CREDIT UNION 8 6.20% $12,114
Flagstar Bank, FSB 8 6.09% $12,976
GOLD STAR MORTGAGE FINANCIAL GROUP, CORPORATION 8 6.34% $12,830
MUTUAL OF OMAHA MORTGAGE, INC. 8 5.91% $18,798
EVERGREEN MONEYSOURCE MORTGAGE COMPANY 7 6.66% $14,338
T2 FINANCIAL LLC 7 6.86% $14,646
Northpointe Bank 7 6.59% $13,294
WASHINGTON STATE EMPLOYEES Credit Union 7 5.87% $11,181
SUN WEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. 6 5.79% $20,581
Banner Bank 6 6.31% $12,162
VILLAGE CAPITAL MORTGAGE 5 6.15% $12,643
MID AMERICA MORTGAGE, INC. 5 6.33% $7,366
PLANET HOME LENDING, LLC 5 6.17% $9,223
Plains Commerce Bank 4 6.50% $14,055
BAY EQUITY LLC 4 6.72% $15,799
IDAHO CENTRAL 4 6.78% $12,225
NFM, INC. 4 7.06% $12,888
SCENIC OAKS FUNDING, INC. 4 6.28% $11,243
Sierra Pacific Mortgage Company, Inc. 4 6.22% $13,326
SUMMIT MORTGAGE CORPORATION 4 6.40% $14,208
Boeing Employees Credit Union 3 6.38% $9,208
Loan Simple, Inc. 3 6.50% $14,366
INTELLILOAN, INC. 3 5.69% $5,925
Mortgage Research Center, LLC 3 6.71% $11,572
Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC 3 6.29% $13,738
AMERICAN FINANCING CORPORATION 3 5.75% $19,029
JPMorgan Chase Bank 3 5.96% $9,231
DAS Acquisition Company, LLC 2 6.69% $11,920
Cornerstone First Mortgage, Inc 2 6.69% $12,981
PENRITH HOME LOANS LLC 2 6.63% $12,877
HomeStreet Bank 2 6.25% $14,016
The Loan Store, Inc. 2 5.87% $17,662
TOP FLITE FINANCIAL, INC. 2 6.88% $7,857
Alaska USA Federal Credit Union 2 6.19% $13,527
LAND HOME FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 2 6.87% $11,678
AMERISAVE MORTGAGE CORPORATION 2 6.44% $13,617
U.S. Bank 2 6.63% $10,721
PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC. 2 6.19% $11,813
PREMIER LENDING, INC. 2 7.00% $11,758
LADERA LENDING, INC. 2 6.12% $13,701
NATIONS DIRECT MORTGAGE, LLC 2 6.50% $11,290
AMERICAN FINANCIAL NETWORK, INC. 2 7.25% $16,196
HOMESIDE FINANCIAL, LLC 2 6.13% $21,466
MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLC 2 7.06% $12,789
Armed Forces Bank 1 6.75% $11,211
ARK-LA-TEX FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC. 1 5.75% $16,222
Texana Bank 1 5.75% $18,389
Umpqua Bank 1 5.50% $14,828
UNION HOME MORTGAGE CORP. 1 5.25% $15,109
AmeriHome Mortgage Company, LLC 1 6.63% $7,834
Wallick & Volk, Inc. 1 6.63% $7,996
Lakeview Community Capital, LLC 1 5.63% $8,296
SECURITYNATIONAL MORTGAGE COMPANY 1 6.25% $14,989
MEADOWBROOK FINANCIAL MORTGAGE BANKERS CORP. 1 6.25% $17,813
MEMBER FIRST MORTGAGE, LLC 1 6.25% $3,895
ML Mortgage Corp. 1 6.25% $16,446
MORIA DEVELOPMENT, INC. 1 6.25% $25,790
M&T Bank 1 6.63% $10,679
HOMEBRIDGE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 1 6.50% $5,485
Nations Lending Corporation 1 6.75% $12,717
NATIONS RELIABLE LENDING, LLC 1 6.13% $19,201
NETWORK CAPITAL FUNDING CORPORATION 1 5.75% $14,342
EVERETT FINANCIAL, INC. 1 7.13% $23,390
AMERICAN FINANCIAL RESOURCES, INC. 1 7.75% $5,433
Equity Prime Mortgage LLC 1 5.88% $16,002
D. L. Evans Bank 1 6.25% $5,995
OnPoint Community Credit Union 1 6.63% $10,455
Opportunity Bank of Montana 1 6.13% $6,452
PHH Mortgage Corporation 1 5.63% $8,033
CALCON MUTUAL MORTGAGE LLC 1 6.75% $13,430
BETTER MORTGAGE CORPORATION 1 5.75% $4,296
Wells Fargo Bank 1 5.88% $13,143
Ixonia Bank 1 5.50% $22,275
Bank of the Pacific 1 6.38% $8,937
ZILLOW HOME LOANS, LLC 1 6.13% $16,406
Bank of America 1 6.63% $16,838

The top Spokane FHA lender as defined by loan originations is UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC, with 138 FHA loans originated. Their average total fees are $13,997, which is $3,930 lower than the next largest lender, CANOPY MORTGAGE, LLC.

The lowest fee Spokane FHA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC ($9,862), DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. ($10,010), PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC ($11,844), EAGLE HOME MORTGAGE, LLC ($12,421) and GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY ($12,680).

The lowest rate Spokane FHA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are DHI MORTGAGE COMPANY, LTD. (5.25%), EAGLE HOME MORTGAGE, LLC (5.54%), PREMIER MORTGAGE RESOURCES, L.L.C. (5.86%), Century Mortgage Company DBA Century Lending Company (6.03%) and UNITED WHOLESALE MORTGAGE, LLC (6.08%).

Spokane FHA Loan Limits

Metro County Year Single Family Limit 2 Family Limit 3 Family Limit 4 Family Limit
SPOKANE-SPOKANE VALLEY, WA SPOKANE 2022 $420,680 $538,650 $651,050 $809,150
SPOKANE-SPOKANE VALLEY, WA STEVENS 2022 $420,680 $538,650 $651,050 $809,150
SPOKANE-SPOKANE VALLEY, WA SPOKANE 2023 $472,030 $604,400 $730,525 $907,900
SPOKANE-SPOKANE VALLEY, WA STEVENS 2023 $472,030 $604,400 $730,525 $907,900

Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - Spokane (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Price (YoY Change) Average Listing Price (YoY) MSA/US Median Price Ratio Active Listings
2018-01-01 $285,000 (13.3%) $356,733 (11.9%) 1.06 1,073
2018-02-01 $299,250 (14.0%) $373,678 (13.9%) 1.09 990
2018-03-01 $309,900 (12.7%) $381,271 (11.0%) 1.09 979
2018-04-01 $319,225 (12.0%) $392,806 (12.5%) 1.08 1,110
2018-05-01 $319,070 (10.4%) $395,916 (11.7%) 1.07 1,260
2018-06-01 $315,000 (9.2%) $395,583 (11.1%) 1.05 1,421
2018-07-01 $317,500 (11.4%) $399,237 (14.0%) 1.06 1,543
2018-08-01 $309,463 (12.5%) $391,344 (14.5%) 1.04 1,605
2018-09-01 $300,000 (9.1%) $388,146 (13.8%) 1.01 1,633
2018-10-01 $312,250 (14.6%) $397,319 (16.3%) 1.06 1,559
2018-11-01 $319,500 (19.2%) $403,049 (19.2%) 1.08 1,342
2018-12-01 $318,500 (15.8%) $402,314 (15.2%) 1.10 1,127
2019-01-01 $327,995 (15.1%) $415,262 (16.4%) 1.13 950
2019-02-01 $335,845 (12.2%) $422,619 (13.1%) 1.13 859
2019-03-01 $341,043 (10.1%) $427,846 (12.2%) 1.12 892
2019-04-01 $346,818 (8.6%) $430,929 (9.7%) 1.10 1,003
2019-05-01 $349,985 (9.7%) $426,538 (7.7%) 1.09 1,170
2019-06-01 $349,990 (11.1%) $419,145 (6.0%) 1.09 1,287
2019-07-01 $344,950 (8.7%) $408,021 (2.2%) 1.08 1,470
2019-08-01 $340,273 (10.0%) $410,035 (4.8%) 1.08 1,492
2019-09-01 $340,682 (13.6%) $415,430 (7.0%) 1.09 1,474
2019-10-01 $340,955 (9.2%) $419,683 (5.6%) 1.10 1,451
2019-11-01 $345,000 (8.0%) $422,492 (4.8%) 1.13 1,256
2019-12-01 $342,970 (7.7%) $420,764 (4.6%) 1.14 1,044
2020-01-01 $342,498 (4.4%) $419,674 (1.1%) 1.14 813
2020-02-01 $359,900 (7.2%) $438,812 (3.8%) 1.18 747
2020-03-01 $379,924 (11.4%) $448,389 (4.8%) 1.19 795
2020-04-01 $379,350 (9.4%) $451,379 (4.8%) 1.19 932
2020-05-01 $385,604 (10.2%) $455,230 (6.7%) 1.17 940
2020-06-01 $384,975 (10.0%) $450,694 (7.5%) 1.13 938
2020-07-01 $393,963 (14.2%) $459,805 (12.7%) 1.14 885
2020-08-01 $388,073 (14.1%) $464,389 (13.3%) 1.11 858
2020-09-01 $387,419 (13.7%) $462,065 (11.2%) 1.11 842
2020-10-01 $376,156 (10.3%) $462,780 (10.3%) 1.08 751
2020-11-01 $374,950 (8.7%) $466,012 (10.3%) 1.10 614
2020-12-01 $369,849 (7.8%) $470,358 (11.8%) 1.10 464
2021-01-01 $369,900 (8.0%) $490,305 (16.8%) 1.10 324
2021-02-01 $378,155 (5.1%) $512,838 (16.9%) 1.10 286
2021-03-01 $377,450 (-0.7%) $508,198 (13.3%) 1.07 323
2021-04-01 $399,900 (5.4%) $529,689 (17.4%) 1.08 331
2021-05-01 $413,000 (7.1%) $530,315 (16.5%) 1.10 395
2021-06-01 $422,450 (9.7%) $569,547 (26.4%) 1.11 514
2021-07-01 $439,995 (11.7%) $570,861 (24.2%) 1.16 647
2021-08-01 $454,400 (17.1%) $567,544 (22.2%) 1.21 728
2021-09-01 $450,000 (16.2%) $565,649 (22.4%) 1.20 850
2021-10-01 $450,000 (19.6%) $551,467 (19.2%) 1.20 839
2021-11-01 $449,975 (20.0%) $557,558 (19.6%) 1.20 627
2021-12-01 $459,725 (24.3%) $576,341 (22.5%) 1.25 479
2022-01-01 $480,825 (30.0%) $617,610 (26.0%) 1.30 328
2022-02-01 $480,480 (27.1%) $631,296 (23.1%) 1.25 306
2022-03-01 $479,995 (27.2%) $633,895 (24.7%) 1.20 333
2022-04-01 $500,000 (25.0%) $642,876 (21.4%) 1.19 440
2022-05-01 $509,625 (23.4%) $635,058 (19.8%) 1.17 719
2022-06-01 $517,450 (22.5%) $642,778 (12.9%) 1.15 955
2022-07-01 $499,000 (13.4%) $607,213 (6.4%) 1.12 1,276
2022-08-01 $489,951 (7.8%) $594,388 (4.7%) 1.13 1,375
2022-09-01 $476,125 (5.8%) $579,690 (2.5%) 1.11 1,376
2022-10-01 $469,900 (4.4%) $571,775 (3.7%) 1.11 1,355
2022-11-01 $449,935 (0.0%) $554,290 (-0.6%) 1.08 1,219
2022-12-01 $449,032 (-2.3%) $545,111 (-5.4%) 1.11 966
2023-01-01 $449,463 (-6.5%) $548,437 (-11.2%) 1.11 762
2023-02-01 $479,000 (-0.3%) $577,990 (-8.4%) 1.16 682
2023-03-01 $497,475 (3.6%) $591,683 (-6.7%) 1.17 676
2023-04-01 $512,500 (2.5%) $604,916 (-5.9%) 1.19 780
2023-05-01 $524,924 (3.0%) $622,699 (-2.0%) 1.19 941
2023-06-01 $532,488 (2.9%) $633,820 (-1.4%) 1.20 1,136
2023-07-01 $535,000 (7.2%) $629,070 (3.6%) 1.22 1,335
2023-08-01 $525,000 (7.2%) $620,305 (4.4%) 1.21 1,401
2023-09-01 $513,495 (7.9%) $618,446 (6.7%) 1.20 1,456
2023-10-01 $499,450 (6.3%) $604,890 (5.8%) 1.18 1,447
2023-11-01 $496,675 (10.4%) $597,836 (7.9%) 1.18 1,323
2023-12-01 $490,000 (9.1%) $602,920 (10.6%) 1.20 1,113
2024-01-01 $497,995 (10.8%) $612,352 (11.7%) 1.22 916
2024-02-01 $502,995 (5.0%) $617,540 (6.8%) 1.21 876
2024-03-01 $509,995 (2.5%) $619,832 (4.8%) 1.20 916
2024-04-01 $522,500 (2.0%) $647,699 (7.1%) 1.22 1,079
2024-05-01 $532,498 (1.4%) $650,116 (4.4%) 1.21 1,342
2024-06-01 $524,990 (-1.4%) $639,555 (0.9%) 1.19 1,580
2024-07-01 $525,000 (-1.9%) $633,632 (0.7%) 1.20 1,747
2024-08-01 $515,000 (-1.9%) $624,397 (0.7%) 1.20 1,767
2024-09-01 $505,000 (-1.7%) $623,689 (0.9%) 1.19 1,791
2024-10-01 $497,250 (-0.4%) $615,281 (1.7%) 1.17 1,793
2024-11-01 $489,970 (-1.4%) $607,587 (1.6%) 1.18 1,674
2024-12-01 $484,973 (-1.0%) $596,098 (-1.1%) 1.20 1,339
2025-01-01 $479,948 (-3.6%) $586,052 (-4.3%) 1.20 1,189
2025-02-01 $482,500 (-4.1%) $590,519 (-4.4%) 1.17 1,088
2025-03-01 $500,310 (-1.9%) $616,624 (-0.5%) 0.00 1,153
Spokane's median listing price for 2025-03-01 was $500,310, a difference of $-9,685 (-1.9%) versus the prior year and $17,810 versus the prior month.

Spokane's median listing price comes in at 0% of the national average.

Spokane's average listing price for 2025-03-01 was $616,624, a difference of $-3,208 (-0.5%) versus the prior year and $26,105 versus the prior month.

For the 2025-03-01 period, Spokane had 1,153 MLS listings, a difference of 65 listings (6%) versus the prior month and 237 listings (26%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - Spokane (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 69 days 2,255 sqft
2018-02-01 47 days 2,310 sqft
2018-03-01 44 days 2,349 sqft
2018-04-01 36 days 2,369 sqft
2018-05-01 33 days 2,404 sqft
2018-06-01 36 days 2,360 sqft
2018-07-01 39 days 2,389 sqft
2018-08-01 41 days 2,353 sqft
2018-09-01 44 days 2,352 sqft
2018-10-01 46 days 2,319 sqft
2018-11-01 53 days 2,324 sqft
2018-12-01 66 days 2,316 sqft
2019-01-01 66 days 2,351 sqft
2019-02-01 49 days 2,349 sqft
2019-03-01 41 days 2,360 sqft
2019-04-01 30 days 2,349 sqft
2019-05-01 32 days 2,380 sqft
2019-06-01 35 days 2,429 sqft
2019-07-01 37 days 2,401 sqft
2019-08-01 38 days 2,391 sqft
2019-09-01 39 days 2,373 sqft
2019-10-01 41 days 2,359 sqft
2019-11-01 47 days 2,275 sqft
2019-12-01 62 days 2,228 sqft
2020-01-01 69 days 2,196 sqft
2020-02-01 53 days 2,240 sqft
2020-03-01 40 days 2,318 sqft
2020-04-01 40 days 2,325 sqft
2020-05-01 43 days 2,321 sqft
2020-06-01 39 days 2,321 sqft
2020-07-01 39 days 2,348 sqft
2020-08-01 39 days 2,308 sqft
2020-09-01 43 days 2,307 sqft
2020-10-01 47 days 2,264 sqft
2020-11-01 52 days 2,215 sqft
2020-12-01 57 days 2,150 sqft
2021-01-01 52 days 2,121 sqft
2021-02-01 40 days 2,092 sqft
2021-03-01 30 days 2,152 sqft
2021-04-01 25 days 2,140 sqft
2021-05-01 27 days 2,161 sqft
2021-06-01 21 days 2,214 sqft
2021-07-01 26 days 2,214 sqft
2021-08-01 29 days 2,209 sqft
2021-09-01 31 days 2,254 sqft
2021-10-01 35 days 2,219 sqft
2021-11-01 50 days 2,144 sqft
2021-12-01 72 days 2,145 sqft
2022-01-01 61 days 2,035 sqft
2022-02-01 33 days 2,024 sqft
2022-03-01 25 days 2,035 sqft
2022-04-01 22 days 2,165 sqft
2022-05-01 20 days 2,220 sqft
2022-06-01 22 days 2,215 sqft
2022-07-01 28 days 2,187 sqft
2022-08-01 32 days 2,193 sqft
2022-09-01 39 days 2,178 sqft
2022-10-01 39 days 2,157 sqft
2022-11-01 44 days 2,130 sqft
2022-12-01 57 days 2,118 sqft
2023-01-01 52 days 2,101 sqft
2023-02-01 43 days 2,122 sqft
2023-03-01 37 days 2,166 sqft
2023-04-01 30 days 2,194 sqft
2023-05-01 29 days 2,256 sqft
2023-06-01 30 days 2,304 sqft
2023-07-01 35 days 2,314 sqft
2023-08-01 37 days 2,318 sqft
2023-09-01 41 days 2,305 sqft
2023-10-01 39 days 2,276 sqft
2023-11-01 47 days 2,253 sqft
2023-12-01 56 days 2,258 sqft
2024-01-01 46 days 2,247 sqft
2024-02-01 39 days 2,210 sqft
2024-03-01 39 days 2,202 sqft
2024-04-01 31 days 2,242 sqft
2024-05-01 28 days 2,293 sqft
2024-06-01 33 days 2,288 sqft
2024-07-01 38 days 2,298 sqft
2024-08-01 44 days 2,285 sqft
2024-09-01 43 days 2,265 sqft
2024-10-01 45 days 2,246 sqft
2024-11-01 54 days 2,201 sqft
2024-12-01 65 days 2,194 sqft
2025-01-01 74 days 2,124 sqft
2025-02-01 44 days 2,121 sqft
2025-03-01 0 days 2,160 sqft
Spokane's median listing age (time on market) for 2025-03-01 was 0 days. This is -100% shorter than the same period one year ago.

Spokane's median square footage for active listings during the 2025-03-01 period was 2,160 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 2,202 sqft.

FHA Loan Requirements

  • Borrowers must have a steady employment history or worked for the same employer for the past two years.
  • Borrowers must have a valid Social Security number, lawful residency in the U.S. and be of legal age to sign a mortgage in your state.
  • Borrowers must pay a minimum down payment of 3.5 percent. The money may be gifted by a family member. (Traditional mortgages do not permit gifted down payments)
  • New FHA loans are only available for primary residence occupancy.
  • Borrowers must have a property appraisal from a FHA-approved appraiser.
  • Borrowers’ front-end ratio (mortgage payment plus HOA fees, property taxes, mortgage insurance, homeowners insurance) needs to be less than 31 percent of their gross income, typically. You may be able to get approved with as high a percentage as 40 percent. Your lender will be required to provide justification as to why they believe the mortgage presents an acceptable risk. The lender must include any compensating factors used for loan approval.
  • Borrowers’ debt to income ratio (mortgage plus all your monthly debt, i.e., credit card payment, car payment, student loans, etc.) needs to be less than 43 percent of their gross income, typically. You may be able to get approved with as high a percentage as 50 percent.
  • Borrowers must have a minimum credit score of 580 for maximum financing with a minimum down payment of 3.5 percent.
  • Borrowers must have a minimum credit score of 500-579 for maximum LTV of 90 percent with a minimum down payment of 10 percent.
  • Bborrowers must be two years out of bankruptcy and have re-established good credit. Exceptions can be made.
  • Typically borrowers must be three years out of foreclosure and have re-established good credit.
  • The purchased property must meet certain minimum standards at appraisal. If the home you are purchasing does not meet these standards and a seller will not agree to the required repairs, your only option is to pay for the required repairs at closing (to be held in escrow until the repairs are complete).