Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

General Home Financing

What’s the difference between FHA, VA, USDA, and Conventional loans?

What credit score do I need to qualify for a mortgage?

Income & Documentation

What mortgage options may be available for self-employed borrowers using alternative documentation?

Alternative-documentation mortgage programs may be available for eligible self-employed borrowers. Accepted documentation, qualification requirements, and underwriting criteria vary by lender and program.

What documents may be needed for a mortgage review?

Can gift funds be used for a down payment?

Gift funds may be permitted for certain loan programs, subject to donor, documentation, source-of-funds, borrower, lender, and program requirements.

Down Payment & Costs

How much down payment may be required?

What are closing costs?

Closing costs may include appraisal, title, escrow, prepaid items, lender fees, insurance-related charges, and other transaction costs. Actual costs vary by borrower, property, loan structure, lender, and transaction.

Refinance & Property Types

Can I refinance my mortgage?

Refinance options may be available depending on the current loan, borrower qualifications, property, equity, financing goals, market conditions, lender guidelines, and underwriting requirements.

What types of properties may be financed?

Can a borrower have more than one FHA loan?

FHA eligibility for an additional FHA-insured mortgage depends on applicable FHA requirements, borrower circumstances, occupancy, property, lender guidelines, and underwriting review.

US Special Programs

What VA mortgage options may be available?

gible veterans, service members, and qualifying surviving spouses may explore VA purchase or refinance options. Eligibility, entitlement, COE, property, documentation, lender, and underwriting requirements apply.

Are USDA options available for rural or suburban properties?

USDA mortgage options may be available for eligible borrowers financing a qualifying primary residence in a designated area. Property, household income, occupancy, documentation, lender, and underwriting requirements apply.

Can financing include eligible renovation costs?

Certain renovation or construction-related programs may be available depending on the borrower, property, project, contractor, lender, program, and underwriting requirements.

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Mortgage Scenario Review

Answer a few general questions so we can identify mortgage programs that may fit your goals. Do not enter a Social Security number, date of birth, bank-account information, exact financial records, wire instructions or other sensitive information. This questionnaire is not a mortgage application, prequalification, preapproval or commitment to lend. Program options are subject to borrower, property, documentation, lender and underwriting requirements.