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What is an FHA Loan?
The Federal Housing Act of 1934 sought to make it easier for Americans to buy homes.
It was believed and still is today to an extent that homeownership is a positive foundation for a healthy economy because it provides stability to communities, facilitating healthy family life, community involvement, and the development of businesses in an area where a community will support the business.
The Federal Housing Administration runs the FHA loan program with the help of certified lending institutions. FHA loans are a way for lower income earners to be able to purchase a home.
The down-payments and interest rates are generally lower than through any other lender, but the buyer does have to pay for mortgage protection insurance which protects the lender from defaults. The loan can be used to purchase a house or a 2-4 unit property, and not just a single-family home.
Buyers can be approved for a mortgage loan if their credit score is around 500. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is the parent entity of the FHA, and the loans are often referred to as HUD loans, and the houses purchased with them as HUD houses.
People can search for banks and lenders that make FHA / HUD loans in an area using the online search engines and FHA databases.
What is the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)?
What is a Home Equity Conversion Mortgage?
What is a Stop Order?
A stop order names a price which serves as a trigger point, and when the price is crossed, a market order is entered
What Are the Contribution Limits for My SIMPLE IRA?
SIMPLEs allow higher employee deferrals than most retirement accounts. A of 2015, they are able to defer up to $12,500
What is Abandoned Property?
Most people think of an abandoned car when abandoned property is mentioned, but it also applies to investment accounts
What is a Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)?
A HELOC is a line of credit secured by the equity in your home. Homeowners can choose when to use the funds, and...
What is Federal Income Tax?
Federal income taxes are paid by individuals in proportion to their earnings, after reducing the considered earnings
What is market arbitrage?
Market arbitrage is when investors, find price discrepancies between one exchange and another and exploit the difference
What is Income Tax?
Income tax is paid to the government based on the amount of income earned. There are federal and some state income taxes
What is IRS Publication 54, Tax Guide for US Citizens and Resident Aliens Abroad?
Publication 54 is a guide for those earning income in a foreign country. Several tax deductions might be available
What is the Broadening Top (Bearish) Pattern?
The Broadening Top pattern forms when a stock price makes higher highs and lower lows following two widening trend lines
How Do You Mine Ethereum?
When mining on the Ethereum blockchain, you are rewarded in Ether, but you may need to do some calculations to find out it if will be profitable for you