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Student Loans and Your Mortgage

student loans and mortgages

You may have heard of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. These are government-sponsored enterprises (GSE) which securitize your basic conventional mortgages.  Despite their many similarities, their guidance on how to qualify a borrower with student loans differ significantly.  Now, in addition to conventional GSE’s, there are also Government loan options such as FHA, Rural Housing and […]

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FHA increases loan limits

Fannie Mae instituted new rules surrounding student loans earlier this year which make a significant difference in what people who have income based repayment plans and graduated payment plans can qualify for.   The old guideline was, if the student loan was an income based or graduated payment, the lender would consider the payment to be […]

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