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Apr 27, 2023

A few days ago President Biden initiated a new federal rule could raise the monthly mortgage payments of buyers with good credit scores (680+) by over $60 a month…

And when I first saw this I thought for a minute it was a Babylon Bee headline. Turns out it isn’t, but is from Newsweek.

I then shared it with our Instagram family(https://www.instagram.com/seedtime/) and the response was insane. I probably had 50 DMs in less than 24 hours about it - some outraged, some confused, some with questions.

And so today we are going to be doing our weekly LIVE podcast and discussing this and answering as many questions as we can about it.

 

Here are a few of the questions we will be answering:

  1. How this new fee affects homebuyers with a credit score of 680 and above 2
  2. What credit score ranges will be getting a discount from current rates 
  3. How 2/3 of the population is negatively affected by the new mortgage calculation adjustments 
  4. What you might expect to pay if your credit score is around 680 under the new rules 
  5. If you already have a mortgage, will these new adjustments apply to you 
  6. And more… 

 

Links for further reading:

LLPA Matrix: https://singlefamily.fanniemae.com/media/9391/display

LLPA changes: https://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/news/01192023-big-llpa-changes 

 

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