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Fha Raises Mortgage-Loan Limit
WASHINGTON - In an effort to encourage first-time and minority home buyers, the Federal Housing Administration last week raised the maximum amount of mortgage loans it will insure.
The new loan-insurance caps, which took effect Jan. 1, vary nationwide, depending on local median home prices.
Nearly 80 percent of FHA loans go to first-time home buyers, and 40 percent of all African-American and Hispanic home buyers use FHA-insured loans. The federal mortgage insurance assists buyers who have a hard time raising enough for the down payment required with conventional loans. They also permit buyers to carry more debt than other lenders allow.
The higher loan-insurance caps will allow more "people who were priced out of the home market to now be priced in," Housing and Urban Development Secretary Andrew Cuomo said.
The increase follows recent reports showing high rejection rates for minorities seeking home mortgages, even though the nation experienced record sales of new homes last year. Home ownership also hit an all-time high of 66.8 percent in 1998.
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