Tuesday, June 30, 2020 / by Vanessa Saunders
Changes in mortgage lending add to buyers' challenges.
Last year at this time, mortgages in forbearance programs represented 1% of all mortgages. As of May 10, 2020, more than 4 million borrowers were able to declare financial hardship and delay making payments on their loans for up to a year. Things are a-changin' in the mortgage world. The Covid-19 pandemic and economic shutdown have left the mortgage markets bubbling with volatility, and lenders are changing to meet the new normal.
Is it still possible to get a mortgage? The answer is yes, but some of the rules have changed.
Lenders are asking for higher qualification thresholds.
Expect more hoops to jump through, especially on mortgages that are deemed more "risky" than others - jumbo loans, high-balance conforming loans and investment property loans.
(A conforming loan is a mortgage that is equal to or less than the dollar amount established by the limit set by the Federal Housing Finance Agency ( (FHFA) and meets the funding criteria of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.) Buyers will . ...
Is it still possible to get a mortgage? The answer is yes, but some of the rules have changed.
Lenders are asking for higher qualification thresholds.
Expect more hoops to jump through, especially on mortgages that are deemed more "risky" than others - jumbo loans, high-balance conforming loans and investment property loans.
(A conforming loan is a mortgage that is equal to or less than the dollar amount established by the limit set by the Federal Housing Finance Agency ( (FHFA) and meets the funding criteria of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.) Buyers will . ...
