North Star Mortgage Network mortgage broker in Jacksonville, Florida

Short answer Often, yes. For FHA loans, if your collection balances, including past-due child support, total $2,000 or more, you can generally pay it off, document a payment arrangement, or have the lender count 5% of the balance in your debt-to-income ratio. Your regular support payment always counts. FHA guidelines may change, lender overlays may…

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North Star Mortgage Network mortgage broker in Jacksonville, Florida

The FHA Streamline is the least complicated refinance in the business. No appraisal. No income documentation on the standard version. If you have an FHA loan and rates have moved, this is usually the first thing to check. It is also the program where the biggest savings hide in a detail almost nobody mentions. If…

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North Star Mortgage Network mortgage broker in Jacksonville, Florida

Nassau County is one of the fastest-changing housing markets in Northeast Florida, and a large share of what is selling in Yulee is new construction. That shapes the FHA conversation here in a way it does not elsewhere. North Star Mortgage Network has financed Nassau County homes since 2000. The Builder’s Lender: Run the Real…

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North Star Mortgage Network mortgage broker in Jacksonville, Florida

Before we talk about FHA in Middleburg or Green Cove Springs, there is a question worth asking first: does the address qualify for USDA? A meaningful share of western and southern Clay County does, and USDA means no down payment at all. We check that before recommending a program, because if USDA fits, it usually…

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