Refinance on FHA Loan

Ralph is correct.. You should consider refinancing conventional. If your property is located in Richmond County, then you don't have to pay it down.. the loan limits for that area is $625K, but you will still have PMI... if you pay it down to $423K, you can do lender paid MI and they would add the premium to your financing... but you would not pay anything monthly... you should have your mortgage guy work up several scenarios and you can make your decision from there... I'm a Broker here in Scottsdale AZ and I only lend in Arizona. If you or someone you know is looking for financing options, feel free to contact me or pass along my information. 480-287-5714 WilliamAcres.com

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The PMI depends on the type of loan you have. Most likely considing your loan is a high balance loan, you are in an FHA loan. Depending on the time you took out this loan, the FHA MI premium was cheaper than the MI premium it is right now. So, when you price PMI over different calculators, it would depend on how the calculators are configured - whether it is for FHA or conventional purposes.Although PMI won't be available for a high balance loan with only 5% equity, you can explore refinancing into a conventional loan by paying down the principal to 90% of the current value of your home. With the current FHA MI premiums, I wouldn't think it would make sense to refinance. The savings wouldn't be substantial.Do let me know if you need further guideance.Thanks,Mohammad

I would pay down to 417k and refi conventionally with rates below 4% and pmi rates similar to what you have now

It would be best to pay the loan down to $417,000 and refinance conventionally, you would need to pay the closing costs out of pocket to keep the loan at a confoming loan size which is $417,00 or below. We would need to make sure we could do a CEMA to avoid repaying NY State mortgage tax. If you would like to discuss further please give me a call at 201-962-3555. Michelle

Have you talked to your bank about doing an FHA stream line refinance? I do not know your situation, played with the numbers possible savings around $400+ per month. Right now FHA 30yr interest rates are around 3.75%. Lowering your rate on your principle is easy to understand equals a lower monthly P/I payment. Your FHA loan was done after June 1, 2009, and it has NOT been more than 3 years, then you might get a slight refund around 10% of the PMI you paid at closing. Again I don't know your numbers; your new loan reflects (depending on your PMI company) about 1.25% upfront PMI and 1.25% annual PMI. It's worth a shot looking in to. I was an L/O for 7yrs, a broker for two years, the last four years doing loan modifications. In this time I have never heard of adjusting the PMI, before 5yrs or getting to 78% LTV. Good Luck