New Mortgage Guidelines
· All borrowers must have one blue eye and one brown eye to qualify.
· LTV > 65% SIVA requires minimum credit score of 899.
· For all LTV > 65%, 360 months of payment reserves now required.
· Borrower's must have no previous bankruptcies in their family history going back
three generations.
· A minimum of 25 years self-employment history now required for all NIV Programs
(at same location).
· Minimum Credit Score for Subprime Loans raised to 720.
· All non-arm's length transaction borrowers (mortgage, real estate professionals, family members) will be required to provide full-documentation, subject to criminal background checks, wire tapping, strip-searches, and a minimum of 12 hours of interrogation by the Department of Homeland Security.
Please note that these changes will go into effect within the next five minutes. So please
lock you existing loan immediately. All existing loans in your pipeline must fund by noon
tomorrow.
We apologize for the inconvenience. We realize these are tough times in the mortgage
industry for all of us. Be assured that we have a commitment to remaining strong and
weathering out the storm. We ask for your understanding and cooperation.
Larry Bettag - Regional Vice President, Midwest Region
Illinois FHA Specialist
630-417-7172

An Illinois Residential Mortgage Licensee
Larry, I hate to say it but it looks like where we are headed. Every deal that we have changes from the last. We just have to stay on our toes and it will get better.