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RefiPlus
   
  
Purpose of Refi Plus
Refi Plus™ On February 18th 2009, the Home Owner Affordable and Stability Plan was enacted by President Obama. As part of this plan the administration subsequently announced a Home Affordable Refinance Initiative to provide refinance opportunities for borrower whose mortgages are either held or guaranteed by Fannie Mae.
Refi Plus allows responsible borrowers who are current on their mortgages but have been unable to refinance because of a decline in home prices or limited availability of Mortgage Insurance Coverage to take advantage of historically low interest rates. This product is meant to improve the home owner's financial position by reducing the payment or / and improving the terms of the payment.
Through CMG Mortgage, this product is available to Mortgage Brokers beginning April 13th, 2009.
Market Niches & Tips Back to Top
QUICK START TIP
- Check Refi Plus property eligibility first through the link below in section #4
- Then if the property is eligible CMG recommends you run DU / DO
- DU / DO must issue the "Refi Plus" eligibility
VALUE CHALLENGED
- Values are back to 2003 levels (Case-Shiller March 2009)
- Values have fallen over 19% since January 2008, & over 2% since December 2008
- Whether your client purchased in 2004 or 2008, financing has been limited
- Refi Plus allows up to 105% LTV, and might be elevated to 125% in the future
YOUR SCENARIO REQUIRES MI ON CONVENTIONAL LOANS BUT YOU DON'T QUALIFY
- Refi Plus does not require MI if your property does not currently have it
NON-OWNER OCCUPIED PROPERTY FINANCING HAS BEEN LIMITED
- Refi Plus allows up to 105% LTV for second homes and investment properties too
- Refi Plus doesn't require MI if current loan doesn't have it, regardless of LTV
- Refi Plus has no limit on the number of properties financed regardless of occupancy
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15 MINUTE FNMA TRAINING VIDEO 
- CMG Guideline Overlay outlined below
- Please call me if you have a question not covered on this web-page
Refi Plus Eligibility Back to Top
FIRST - LOOK UP PROPERTY ELIGIBILITY
- Current property must be owned or guaranteed by FNMA
- Existing loan was delivered to FNMA prior to March 1st, 2009
- Check FNMA's website

SECOND - RUN DU PRIOR TO SUBMISSION
- Refi Plus Eligibility
- CMG encourages you to run DU prior to submission
- DU must issues "Refi Plus Eligibility"
- DU will issue eligibility if no other FNMA based program is available
- Appraisal Waiver
- CMG encourages you to run DU prior to submission to preview appraisal requirements
- See "Appraisal Requirements" section of this page
Refi Plus Pricing Back to Top
CMG PRICING 
- Product Code #101RP
- Page 4 on bottom
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VIEW SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS 
PRODUCT GUIDELINES 
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Click on Button to enter into Main Menu
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Scroll with Mouse over "Products" on the top
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Click on "My Products" with Mouse
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Look for Product # 101RP
Refi Plus Guidelines Back to Top
TERMS AVAILABLE
TRANSACTION PURPOSE
LOAN LIMITS
LTV / CLTV
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105% LTV - Max
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No Minimum on LTV
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No limit on CLTV
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Existing 2nd lien mortgage cannot be paid off through Refi Plus product
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Existing 2nd lien mortgage must be re-subordinated
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Use current payment on 2nd from credit report to qualify
| Units |
Max Loan Amount |
Max LTV |
Min FICO |
| ( * Min Loan 0) |
| 1 |
417,000 |
105 % |
620 |
| 2 |
533,850 |
105 % |
620 |
Units |
Max Loan Amount |
Max LTV |
Min FICO |
| ( * Min Loan 0) |
| 1 |
417,000 |
105 % |
620 |
| Units |
Max Loan Amount |
Max LTV |
Min FICO |
| ( * Min Loan 0) |
| 1 |
417,000 |
105 % |
620 |
| 2 |
533,850 |
105 % |
620 |
| 3 |
645,300 |
105 % |
620 |
| 4 |
801,950 |
105 % |
620 |
FEES
CREDIT
BORROWER / CO-BORROWER
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An Original Borrower can be Removed and Not be Placed on the New Loan
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The remaining borrower must provide evidence of payments being made from own account
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12-month payment history must be on the existing mortgage
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Borrower(s) being removed from the loan must also be removed from the deed
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If a borrower is being removed as the result of a death, the 12-month payment history and removal of the borrower from the deed is not required, though the remaining borrower must provide evidence of the previous borrower’s death
PROPERTY ELIGIBILTY
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No maximum financed property restriction regardless of occupancy
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1 - 2 Unit SFR, PUD and Condo
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Condotels & Manufactured Homes are not eligible
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Modular Homes are allowed
OCCUPANCY
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Owner Occupied
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Nonowner Occupied
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2nd Homes
QUALIFYING
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Wage, Salary, Bonus and Overtime
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1 recent pay stub and verbal verification
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Reserves
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2 months PITI Typically
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Completely driven by DU
Mortgage Insurance Back to Top
CURRENT LOAN DOES NOT HAVE MI
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CMG can offer financing
- New Refi Plus loan will not require MI regardless of LTV
CURRENT LOAN DOES HAVE MI
- CMG will not offer financing through Refi Plus
- The lender must be the current service provider in order to offer financing
MAY 2ND, 2009
- DU will be updated to identify if property has MI
Appraisal Requirements Back to Top
DU APPRAISAL WAIVER ELIGIBILITY
- CMG recommends you run DU prior to submitting in order to preview requirements
- Enter the original value from current loan on property into DU
- DU identifies the need for a Full Appraisal or Appraisal Waiver
- An AVM will be run internally to cross check estimated value and validate findings
- Appraisal Waiver (if issued) will cost $75 - CMG to Pay
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