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FHA Loans With 500 FICO
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FHA Loans With 500 FICO Credit Score

ByAlex Carlucci Posted onFebruary 29, 2024August 8, 2024

HUD, the parent of FHA, allows borrowers down to a 500 credit score to qualify for an FHA loan. However, for borrowers with under a 580 credit score, a 10% down payment is required.

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Two FHA Loans At The Same Time
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Can I Have Two FHA Loans at The Same Time

ByGustan Cho Posted onFebruary 28, 2024August 8, 2024

This guide explains the requirements for obtaining two FHA loans at the same time. This is important information for those…

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Manual Underwriting DTI Guidelines
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Manual Underwriting DTI Guidelines For FHA and VA Loans

ByMargarett Jurilla Posted onFebruary 26, 2024March 18, 2024

This guide covers manual underwriting DTI guidelines on FHA and VA loans. HUD and the Veterans Administration are the only…

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Two FHA Loans Due To Expanding Family Size
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Can I Have Two FHA Loans Due To Expanding Family Size?

ByGustan Cho Posted onFebruary 26, 2024August 6, 2024

This guide addresses common inquiries regarding the possibility of maintaining two FHA loans due to expanding family size. Typically, individuals…

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Modular Homes
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Modular Homes Mortgage Guidelines For Homebuyers

ByGustan Cho Posted onFebruary 22, 2024August 6, 2024

This guide covers modular homes mortgage guidelines on purchase and refinance transactions. Modular homes are becoming more and more popular…

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FHA MIP Versus Conventional PMI For Mortgage Borrowers
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FHA MIP Versus Conventional PMI For Mortgage Borrowers

ByGustan Cho Posted onFebruary 20, 2024August 6, 2024

This  guide covers FHA MIP versus conventional PMI for mortgage borrowers. Mortgage Insurance is mandatory on all FHA loans and…

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HUD Guidelines
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HUD Guidelines versus Lender Overlays on FHA Loans

ByGustan Cho Posted onFebruary 20, 2024March 3, 2025

This guide covers HUD guidelines versus lender overlays on FHA loans. There have been notable changes for HUD guidelines versus…

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Best Mississippi FHA Lenders For Bad Credit With No Overlays
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Best Mississippi FHA Lenders For Bad Credit With No Overlays

ByAlex Carlucci Posted onFebruary 9, 2024August 5, 2024

Mississippi has one of the hottest housing markets in the nation. The housing market in the state has been booming for many years.

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FHA Mortgage Guidelines
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FHA Mortgage Guidelines: Guide To FHA Loan Approval

ByGustan Cho Posted onFebruary 8, 2024April 7, 2025

FHA mortgage loans stand out as the leading choice among borrowers in the United States. The Federal Housing Administration (FHA)…

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FHA Appraisal Transfer
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FHA Appraisal Transfer To A New Mortgage Lender

ByAlex Carlucci Posted onFebruary 6, 2024August 5, 2024

In this blog, we will discuss and cover the FHA appraisal transfer from your old lender to a new mortgage…

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FHA Loans With No Credit Scores
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How To Get Approved For FHA Loans With No Credit Scores

ByMike Gracz Posted onFebruary 6, 2024April 18, 2025

Gustan Cho Associates are experts when analyzing consumer credit reports. Since we do not have lender overlays, we see all…

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Manufactured Home Financing Requirements
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Manufactured Home Financing Requirements

ByGustan Cho Posted onFebruary 5, 2024April 7, 2025

This guide covers manufactured home financing requirements. Many home buyers of manufactured home financing have a difficult time getting it….

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Fannie Mae Guidelines on Community Property States
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Fannie Mae Guidelines on Community Property States

ByEric Jeanette Posted onFebruary 5, 2024April 9, 2025

This guide provides clear information about Fannie Mae’s rules for Community Property States, helping people looking for mortgage information. It…

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FHA Guidelines on Manufactured Home Loans
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FHA Guidelines on Manufactured Home Loans

ByGustan Cho Posted onFebruary 2, 2024February 22, 2024

This guide covers FHA Guidelines on Manufactured Home Loans. FHA Guidelines on manufactured home loans are released. HUD, the parent…

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FHA DTI Ratios On Manual Underwrites
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FHA DTI Ratios on Manual Underwrites Mortgage Guidelines

ByGustan Cho Posted onJanuary 30, 2024February 13, 2025

This article will delve into the mortgage guidelines for FHA DTI ratios on manual underwrites. The key distinction between manual…

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FHA Case Number
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What is an FHA Case Number on FHA Home Loans

ByGustan Cho Posted onJanuary 25, 2024April 15, 2025

This blog will cover and discuss the FHA case number on new FHA mortgage applications. We will also discuss transfers…

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Debt-to-Income Ratio Limit
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Debt-To-Income Ratio Limit To Qualify For Mortgage Loan

ByGustan Cho Posted onJanuary 20, 2024July 8, 2025

This GUIDE covers debt-to-income ratio limit to qualify for a mortgage loan. Home loans and debt-to-income ratio limit. Every mortgage…

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Fannie Mae and HUD Guidelines
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Fannie Mae and HUD Guidelines on Conforming vs FHA Loans

ByGustan Cho Posted onJanuary 18, 2024August 6, 2024

This guide covers Fannie Mae and HUD Guidelines on conventional versus FHA loans. Fannie Mae and HUD guidelines on conventional…

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The Pros and Cons Of Conventional and FHA Loans
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The Pros and Cons of Conventional and FHA Loans

ByAlex Carlucci Posted onJanuary 9, 2024July 26, 2024

This guide covers the pros and cons of Conventional and FHA loans. The pros and cons of Conventional and FHA…

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How Does FHA Define Family Member
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How Does FHA Define Family Member Co-Borrowers

ByAlex Carlucci Posted onJanuary 9, 2024April 22, 2025

This guide covers how does FHA define family member. In this blog post, we’ll explore FHA’s criteria for defining a…

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Compensating Factors on Manual Underwriting
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Compensating Factors on Manual Underwriting

ByGustan Cho Posted onJanuary 6, 2024October 8, 2024

Mortgage Underwriters will require one or more compensating factors for borrowers with higher debt to income ratio on manual underwrites to offset the risk of the higher DTI.

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Credit Scores Required For FHA and VA Loans
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Credit Scores Required For FHA and VA Loans

ByGustan Cho Posted onDecember 4, 2023July 26, 2024

This guide covers the credit scores required for FHA and VA loans. Many borrowers are confused about the credit scores…

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Gustan Cho Associates are Mortgage Advisor licensed in 48 states including Washington DC, Puerto Rico, and the U.S Virgin Islands (Not licensed in NY and MA). The team at Gustan Cho Associates has a national reputation of being able to do mortgage loans other mortgage companies cannot do. Gustan Cho Associates dba of NEXA Mortgage has a lending partnerships with over 190 wholesale mortgage lenders with dozens of no overlay lending partners on government and conventional loans and countless non-QM and alternative lending partners. Over 80% of our clients are borrowers who could not qualify at other mortgage companies either due to a last-minute mortgage loan denial due to lender overlays or because the lender did not have the mortgage loan program suited for the borrower. At Gustan Cho Associates, we only market mortgage loan products that exists and are possible.

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    • Get Pre-Approved
    • Order Credit
    • FICO Simulator
    • MLO License School
    • Why Choose Us
    • Meet Our Team
    • Loan Limits
      • FHA Loan Limits
      • Conforming Loan Limits
    • Preferred Realtor Partner Network
      • Dino Hasapis | Licensed Real Estate Broker | PRPN Director
      • Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois | Gustan Cho Associates Mortgage
  • Types Of Mortgages
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      • Home Purchase Loans
      • Investment Property Loan
    • Refinance
      • Refinance Mortgage Options
      • Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Cash-Out-Buyout
      • FHA Streamline Refinance
      • VA Streamline Refinance
      • Refinancing NON-QM Loans Into Conventional Mortgages
      • Refinance FHA To Conventional Loans
    • FHA Home Loans
      • FHA Manual Underwriting
      • FHA Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Guidelines
      • FHA Loans For Bad Credit
      • FHA Collections
      • FHA Loans Charged Off Accounts
      • W-2 Income Only FHA Loans
      • FHA Loans With Tax Lien
      • FHA Loan With Judgment
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      • VA Manual Underwriting
      • VA Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Guidelines
      • VA Loans For Low Credit Scores
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      • VA Loan with Judgment
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