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Boomer calendar: Feb. 20-27 – From the Poughkeepsie Journal
Free swing dance – First Presbyterian Church of Wappingers Falls, 2568 South Ave., Wappingers Falls. 2-4 p.m. Feb. 20. Free dance sponsored by the Dutchess County Division of Aging Services. Music by The Dukes and Duchess, a local swing band. Free. Everyone is invited to attend and light refreshments will be available. Call the church for more information at 845-297-2800.

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Cashless Tolls Have Begun On The Florida Turnpike
It is done, no more cash for tolls on the Florida Turnpike from the Miami-Dade County line southward.

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Approved the minutes from its last meeting on Nov. 17. Discussed the formation of a five-member executive committee to assist Executive Director Neal Morrison.

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USDA designates 26 Florida counties as freeze-related disaster areas
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated 26 counties in Florida, including Polk, as primary natural-disaster areas this week because of losses caused by the frost and freezes that occurred between Nov. 5 and Dec. 17. Farmers and ranchers in counties adjacent to the disaster area, including Brevard, Lake, Orange, Osceola and Volusia, also qualify for natural-disaster assistance. Under …

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2010 worst year for bank failures since 1992
More banks failed in the United States last year than in any year since 1992, during the savings-and-loan crisis, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. in Washington.

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Deputies: Florida Dad Stabs Son 20 Times
TAMPA, Fla. — Deputies in Florida say a man accused of stabbing his 6-year-old son more than 20 times has been charged with attempted murder.

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First travel credit card issued in Vietnam
Citibank Vietnam and MasterCard on Thursday issued the first travel credit card in Vietnam that will grant frequent flyer mileage points.

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Novelty-seekers and investors can swipe credit card for gold at ATM in swanky Florida mall
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Bank of America Ranked No. 1 for SBA 504 Loans in 2010
CHARLOTTE, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–As part of its broad support for small businesses, Bank of America ranked No. 1 among all banks in the amount of credit extended through the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 504 loan program during the last fiscal year, according to SBA figures. Bank of America originated more than $297 million in first-trust deed loans and $233 million in second-trust deed …

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Regulators close small Florida bank
Regulators on Friday shut down a small bank in Florida, lifting to 147 the number of U.S. banks that have failed this year as soured loans have piled up and the economy has limped.

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http://www.FHAmortgageProgram.com   is your one stop shop for everything FHA loan  related in Florida. As an Florida FHA mortgage lender specializing solely in FHA  home loan in the state of Florida we are well versed in every aspect of the FHA home loan in the State of Florida.  Florida home buyers should know the many advantages of the FHA mortgage loan programs. FHA loans were created to help increase home ownership. For the Florida FHA home loan applicant the FHA program can simplify the purchase of a home, making financing easier and less expensive than a conventional mortgage loan product. Some highlights of the Florida FHA loan program include:

Minimal Down Payment and Closing costs.

Down payment less than 3.5% of Sales Price Gifts are allowed
Seller can credit up to 6% of sales price towards closing and prepaid costs.
100% Financing available
No reserves required.
FHA regulated closing costs.

Easier Credit Qualifying Guidelines such as:

  No minimum FICO score or credit score requirements.
FHA will allow a home purchase 1 year after a Bankruptcy.
FHA will allow a home purchase2 years after a Foreclosure.

To take advantage of the FHA program in Florida, give us a call 1-800-570-0448 or use our quick application to find out more about the many FL mortgage programs we can make available. Or Apply now for a FL FHA home loan.

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Since the Florida mortgage meltdown went bust there has been a massive increase in Florida FHA mortgage applicants. Florida FHA loans have become popular for many reasons. Some of the reasons that FHA financing has become the best source of financing for Florida homebuyers  purchasing or refinancing their primary residence includes:

High LTV Florida FHA Home Loan Purchases- Florida FHA mortgage lenders allow for 97.75% of the purchase price to be financed. Conventional Florida lenders requires a minimum of 10% of the purchase price to be put down from the Florida home buyer. A Florida FHA loan will save any buyer purchasing their primary residence from having to put the additional 6.25% of the purchase price that conventional financing would have required them to do. This higher loan to value allows the Florida FHA loan applicant to keep more of their hard earned money in their pockets instead of locked up in the equity of the Florida home. In today’s market where sales prices have been falling it makes perfect sense to keep as little out of pocket expenses locked in the equity of Florida home as possible. 

Now More Florida property types allowed for FHA Financing – Florida FHA home loans now allow Florida home buyers to financing not only your typical 1-4 unit single family or multifamily homes, but also mobiles homes, Florida manufactured home loans, condos and townhouses. Conventional Florida mortgage lenders will not do Florida mobile homes or manufactured homes and they put sever restrictions on financing condos or townhouses. This is another reason that the Florida FHA loans are  far superior to conventional financing in Florida. If you have a property type that others have turned you down over, we can show you how to use a Florida FHA home loan to meet your needs!

FHA mortgage insurance cost less – Florida FHA mortgage loans provide much lower mortgage insurance premiums than conventional financing does. Typically your  FHA mortgage insurance will cost a Florida FHA mortgage applicant  1/2 of the cost of conventional Florida mortgage insurance. This is even more monthly savings that a Florida FHA loan will be able to provide over your typical conventional loan. 

Higher FHA cash refinance limits allowed - Florida FHA cash out refinances will now allow for 85% of the appraised value of the Florida home  to be obtained when doing cash out on your Florida home. If you just want to lower your interest rate, Florida FHA refinances can go up to 96.5% of the value of your home to help you lock in a lower 30 year fixed Florida mortgage rate. Conventional loans only allow borrowers to cash out up to 80% of the value of their homes. The Florida FHA loan allows an additional 5% over what typical conventional lenders will allow. More cash in your pocket with a Florida FHA cash out refinance!

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Past credit performance serves as the most useful guide in determining the attitude toward credit obligations that will govern the borrower’s future actions. A Florida mortgage applicant who has made payments on previous or current obligations in a timely manner represents reduced risk. In contrast if a Florida mortgage applicant despite adequate income to support obligations reflects continuous slow payments, judgments, and delinquent accounts, strong offsetting factors will be necessary to approve the Florida mortgage loan.

When analyzing the Florida mortgage applicant’s credit record, it is the overall pattern of credit behavior that must be examined rather than isolated occurrences of unsatisfactory or slow payments. A period of financial difficulty in the past does not necessarily make the risk unacceptable if a good payment record has been maintained since. When delinquent accounts are revealed, the Florida mortgage lender must determine whether the late payments were due to a disregard for credit, or an inability to manage, financial obligations, or to factors beyond the control the Florida mortgage applicant including delayed mail or disputes with creditors.

While minor derogatory information occurring two or more years in the past does not require explanation, major indications of derogatory credit, including judgments and collections, and any other recent credit problems, require sufficient written explanation from the Florida mortgage applicant. The borrower’s explanation must make sense and be consistent with other documentation provided by the Florida mortgage applicant.

FHA approved lenders also recognize that some prospective borrowers may not have as yet established a credit history. For those mortgage applicants who do not use traditional credit, the lender must develop a credit history from utility payment records, rental payments, automobile insurance payments, or other means of direct access from the credit provider or may elect to use a nontraditional mortgage credit report developed by a credit reporting agency as described in paragraph 2-4,, below. Neither the lack of credit history nor the borrower’s decision not to use credit may be used as a basis for rejection.

The basic hierarchy of credit evaluation is the manner of payments made on previous housing expenses such as Rental history, including utilities, followed by the payment history of installment debts, then revolving accounts. Generally, a Florida mortgage applicant with no late housing or installment debt payments should be considered as having an acceptable credit history unless there is major derogatory credit on his or her revolving accounts.

When reviewing the Florida mortgage applicants  credit and credit report, the Florida mortgage lender must pay particular attention to the following:

Previous rental or mortgage payment history. The payment history of the Florida applicants housing obligations is of significant importance in evaluating credit. The Florida mortgage lender must determine the borrower’s payment history of the housing obligations through either the credit report, directly from the landlord or mortgage servicer, or through canceled checks covering the most recent 12-month period. Recent and/or Undisclosed debts. The Florida mortgage lender must ascertain the purpose of any recent debts as the indebtedness may have been incurred to obtain part of the required cash investment on the property being purchased. Similarly, a satisfactory explanation must be provided by the borrower to account for the omission of any significant debt shown on the credit report but not listed on the loan application. The Florida mortgage applicant must explain all inquiries shown on the credit report. Collections and Judgments. We do not arbitrarily require that collection accounts be paid off as a condition for loan approval, but we do require that court-ordered judgments be paid-off before the mortgage loan is eligible for insurance endorsement. (An exception may be made if the borrower has been making regular and timely payments on the judgment and the creditor is willing to subordinate that judgment to the insured mortgage.) Both collections and judgments indicate the borrower’s regard for credit obligations and must be considered in the analysis of creditworthiness. Previous mortgage foreclosure. A Florida mortgage applicant whose previous residence or other real property was foreclosed on or has given a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure within the previous 3 years is generally not eligible for an insured mortgage. However, if the foreclosure of the borrower’s principal residence was the result of extenuating circumstances beyond the borrower’s control and the borrower has since established good credit, an exception may be granted. Extenuating circumstances do not include the inability to sell a house when transferring from one area to another. Bankruptcy. A bankruptcy (Chapter 7 liquidation) will not disqualify the borrower if at least 2 years have passed since the bankruptcy was discharged and the borrower has reestablished good credit (or has chosen not to incur new credit obligations), and has demonstrated an ability to manage financial affairs. An elapsed period of less than 2 years (but not less than twelve months) may be acceptable if the borrower can show that the bankruptcy was caused by extenuating circumstances beyond his or her control and has since exhibited an ability to manage financial affairs and the borrower’s current situation is such that the events leading to the bankruptcy are not likely to recur. A borrower paying off debts under Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Act may also qualify if one year of the pay-out period has elapsed and performance has been satisfactory, and the borrower also receives court approval to enter into the mortgage transaction.

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Developing a Credit History or Enough Credit

The lack of a credit history, or the borrower’s decision to not use credit, may not be used as the basis for rejecting the loan application.

 Some Florida No credit mortgage applicants may not have an established credit history. For these borrowers, including those who do not use traditional credit, the lender must obtain a non-traditional credit report from a credit reporting company or develop a credit history from one of the following examples

? 12 months canceled rent checks, Money orders, or direct deposit Receipts from the bank

? Other means of direct access from the credit provider.

o gas

o electricity

o water

o land-line home telephone service, and

o cable TV.

? Insurance coverage (for example, medical, auto, life, renter’s insurance (not payroll deducted) payment to child care providers – made to a business providing such services, school tuition, retail stores – department, furniture, appliance stores, specialty stores,  rent to own – (for example, furniture, appliances) payment of that part of medical bills not covered by insurance, Internet/cell phone services, a documented 12 month history of saving by regular deposits (at least quarterly/non-payroll, deducted/no NSF checks reflected), resulting in an increasing balance to the account, automobile leases, or a personal loan from an individual with repayment terms in writing and supported by cancelled checks to document the payments. The More ammunition we have to prove you pay your bills the better. letters from a direct service

providers must be on letter head and include the following:

? creditor’s name

? date of opening

? high credit

? current status of the account

? required payment

? unpaid balance, and

? a payment history in the delinquency categories (for example, 0×30, 0×60, and so on).

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FHA mortgage loans offer Florida manufactured home seekers several options for for manufactured home loan financing for a mobile home with land. The stark reality is, with annual double digit appreciation on housing and payroll lagging behind at 3% or less, traditional stick built homes are more and more becoming far out of reach of the Florida Home Buyer. FHA home loans provide an opportunity for Florida homebuyers to get into a great manufactured home and land package with as little as 3.5% down payment. FHA Recognizing the trends and knowing that manufactured homes offer great value with terrific per square foot pricing that today’s traditional Florida homes simply can’t match. Purchasing a Florida manufactured home and land package is not as hard as you think. Because the Federal housing administration, FHA insures private Florida mortgage lenders against loss, you get a better deal.

Years ago, mobile homes were considered substandard and were not held in high regard by those who owned one. Today’s manufactured home sure has gone a long way to changing that opinion. Many offer great amenities that would cost you tens of thousands of dollars more to achieve with a traditional block home. Better still, today’s mobile homes are actually built to a higher standard than those required for traditional block homes. For instance, on the Florida coast including Key West, FL  it is not uncommon to see a 1800 square foot middle class home on the market for over $300,000.00 dollars. A savvy Florida buyer can purchase a quarter acre lot outside of Tampa, FL and put a 2000 square foot manufactured home for a package price of around $100,000.00 with typically far more featured built into their home. Now that’s buying up and a perfect option for Florida First Time Buyers!

Historically, mobile homes were considered a poor investment for the mortgage market because of home depreciation concerns. After 40 years of data, this has simply been shown to be inaccurate. The typical mobile home loan secured by a manufactured home tied to land appreciates using the same principles one applies to traditional stick built homes: Supply and demand. That’s why we believe a quality land and mobile home mortgage package is really a good investment.

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The Federal Housing Administration, generally known as “FHA”, is the largest government insurer of FHA home loans in the world. A part of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), FHA provides FHA mortgage insurance on single-family, multifamily, manufactured homes made by private FHA-approved mortgage lenders throughout. While FHA mortgage applicants must meet certain requirements established by FHA to qualify for the insurance, FHA lenders bear less risk because FHA will pay the lender if a mortgage applicant defaults on his or her FHA home loan. FHA has insured over 37 million FHA mortgages and 47,205 multifamily project mortgages since 1934. Currently, FHA has 5.2 million insured single-family FHA home loans and 13,000 insured multifamily projects in its portfolio. Clearly, the FHA mortgage provides a huge economic boost to the country in the form of home and community development, particularly in today’s challenging financial climate.

We offer 97% financing in all of Florida with a 530 Minimum FICO, Most banks and other lenders now require a 620.

 FHA loan Advantages Include:

Minimal Down Payment and Closing Costs.

Down payment less than 3.5% of Sales Price Gift for down payment and closing costs allowed. No reserves or required. FHA regulated closing costs. Seller can credit up to 6% of sales price towards buyers costs.

Easier Credit Qualifying Guidelines such as:

Minimum FICO credit score of 540. FHA will allow a home purchase 2 years after a Bankruptcy. FHA will allow a home purchase  3 years after a Foreclosure. 

Easier Debt Ratio & Job Requirement Guidelines such as:

Higher Debt Ratio’s than other home loan programs. Less than two years on the job is allowed. Self-Employed individuals o.k.

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