The interest rate on our Jumbo Mortgages are nearly as
low as our conventional Mortgages. Another way to get
the best rate is to consider an Adjustable Rate Jumbo
Mortgage. These are frequently much lower, depending on
short term rates. Jumbo Mortgages are our specialty!
Home loans
are classified in a wide variety of ways. They can be
classified by the amount loaned, whether the interest
rate can be adjusted or not, the length of the payback
period and so on. A fairly common and simple term to understand
is the jumbo loan.
A jumbo loan,
is a loan that exceeds the maximum dollar amount guidelines
set by FANNIE MAE, for a single family loan limit. Effective
January 1st, 2005, this limit is $359,650 in all states
except AK and HI. The limit is $539,475 in AK and HI.
Most lenders use the Fannie may guide when underwriting
loans over these set limits.
A jumbo loan
is simply a mortgage in excess of the amounts set by government
backed agencies that buy or guarantee loans. Companies
such as Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, HUD, etc. will guarantee
the purchase of a loan from a lender if certain conditions
are met. A discussion of those conditions is beyond this
article, but one of them is the amount being borrowed.
Depending on the agency in question. If the amount you
are borrowing is less than this amount, then it is known
as a conforming loan. If you need to borrow more, the
loan is known as a non-conforming loan or “jumbo”
loan.
Given the higher
risk from the perspective of the lender, you can expect
to be treated a bit differently. In this case, lenders
are going to charge higher interest rates than you would
be able to get with a conforming loan. Before you panic,
keep in mind we are talking about a quarter of a point
in interest. For example, a conforming loan for $300,000
may have an interest rate of 5.5 percent whereas the same
borrower will have to pay 5.75 percent if they borrow
$800,000
A Jumbo Mortgage
is a mortgage with a loan amount above conventional loan
limits. Jumbo Mortgages apply when agency (FNMA and FHLMC)
limits don't cover the full loan amount. Fannie Mae (FNMA)
and Freddie Mac (FHLMC) are large agencies that purchase
the bulk of residential mortgages in the U.S. They set
a limit on the maximum dollar value of any mortgage which
they will purchase from an individual lender. Currently,
this limit is $322,700. This leaves a portion of the market
to look elsewhere for placement. Other large investors,
such as insurance companies and banks, step in to fill
the need with maximum mortgage amounts going to the one
million or two million dollar range. The average interest
rates are typically greater than normal for conforming
mortgages, and vary depending on property types and mortgage
amount.
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