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What Factors Affect Mortgage Payments? The amount of the down payment, the size of the mortgage loan, the interest rate, the length of the repayment term and payment schedule will all affect the size of your mortgage payment.

I’d like to own my own home. What’s the first step? Before you begin searching for a home—and a mortgage—it’s important to take a close look at the funds you have available to make your purchase. You’ll want to consider: Your present income; Your expected income over the next few years; Outstanding long-term debt; and How long you expect to stay in your home. How do I know how much I can afford?

What is escrow?

What is escrow analysis? Escrow analysis is the process used to determine if the escrow portion of your payment is enough to pay your escrow items (usually tax and insurance bills) for the coming year. The method and format of the analysis is prescribed by federal regulation. The first step in the escrow analysis process is forecasting or estimating the amounts of each of the escrow items we will pay on your behalf in the coming year. Based on these estimates, we then adjust your monthly escrow collection to insure we will have sufficient funds to pay these bills when they become due. We also determine the current escrow balance needed to pay these upcoming bills, and compare this amount with the balance actually in your escrow account at the time of the analysis. Due to changes in the amount of tax and insurance bills, we often discover there is either a surplus or a shortage in your escrow account.

Mortgage Programs If you only have enough available for a minimum down payment, your choices of loan program will be limited to only a few types of mortgages. If someone is giving you a gift for all or part of the down payment, your options are also limited. If you have enough for the down payment, but need the lender or seller to cover all or part of your closing costs, this further limits your options. If you borrow all or a portion of the down payment from your 401K or retirement plan, different loan programs have different rules on how you qualify. Of course, if you have enough for a large down payment, then you have lots of choices.

15, 30 Year FHA Programs An FHA mortgage loan is insured by the Federal Housing Administration (a division of the (HUD)). Although mortgage lenders provide the mortgage funds, the FHA sets underwriting standards for approving applicants. In many cases, FHA underwriting guidelines are more lenient than conventional (not government insured or guaranteed) underwriting guidelines. This leniency makes it easier for borrowers to qualify for a mortgage loan (low down payment requirements and a higher monthly debt allowance). FHA limits the types of loan programs it insures, but it will insure the more popular 30 year fixed, 15 year fixed and one year adjustable loan programs. However, borrowers are limited to the amount that they can borrow using an FHA-insured mortgage. Applicable loan limits differ by county, so contact your local HUD office or The Mortgage Expert for specifics.

Credit Unions - Credit Unions usually seem to operate as correspondents, although a large one could act as a portfolio lender or a mortgage banker.

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