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CA Lender Unaffected by FHA Streamline Paranoia

August 31, 2012
As some aggregators scale back or add overlays to their FHA Streamline Refinance mortgage loans, First Mortgage Corp. stands out because of its confident approach to the product. While other lenders impose overlays or charge more for the additional risk, FMC, an FHA-approved direct lender in Ontario, CA, imposes no restrictions on streamline refinancing other than those required by FHA guidelines. “First Mortgage prides itself in serving historically underserved borrowers and so we have a commitment to underwrite loans to FHA guidelines for the most part,” said FMC spokesperson Sharon Magnuson. The FHA streamline refi program allows certain borrowers ...
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