Posted on January 28, 2009 by Christine Chien
Do you have a Citi bank mortgage up for renewal? Contact us and let us help.
With the financial crisis in the States, Citi Financial has officially pulled out from subprime lending and cut their broker channel last year 2008 November.
If you currently have a Citi Financial mortgage up for renewal, even it is at [...]
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Posted on January 7, 2009 by Christine Chien
New Update: 100% available, rate ranges between 9.0% – 12%, first mortgage only.
As long as the applicant has credit score of 640 or higher, with minimum 3 tradelines and 1 with 36 months history, he/she can qualify for the 100% financing or 100% refiannce if he/she can debt service.
For thie program, because the lender self-insures, [...]
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Posted on December 16, 2008 by Christine Chien
Effective December 8, 2008, the following changes have been implemented to the Genworth BFS Program.
* Borrowers with commission income are no longer eligible
* The income reported by the borrower must be reasonable based on the industry, length of operation and type of business.
* Beacon Scores have increased for 95% LTV deals – Primary Applicant must [...]
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Posted on November 16, 2008 by Christine Chien
Flex Down” actually has been around for some time. Flex down (CMHC program) is available for an “employed individual” who receives salary, or for “self employed” only if he/she claims sufficient income to debt service.
Flex down payment could include the following:
personal line of credit (LOC)
credit card transfer
borrowed funds.
Whereas, a traditional down payment can be [...]
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Posted on May 30, 2008 by Christine Chien
Yes. 100% Financing exists. Here is 1 of the 5 ways:
Method 1: 100% Financing with Insured Mortgage
The obvious and the most straight forward one. If your can debt service the mortgage payment (see qualifying article), you can get a high ratio mortgage up to 100%, and pay insurance premium 3.10%, so it will be $3100 [...]
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Posted on May 30, 2008 by Christine Chien
Yes. 100% Financing exists. Here is 1 of the 5 ways:
Method 1: 100% Financing with Insured Mortgage
The obvious and the most straight forward one. If your can debt service the mortgage payment (see qualifying article), you can get a high ratio mortgage up to 100%, and pay insurance premium 3.10%, so it will be $3100 [...]
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Posted on May 26, 2008 by Christine Chien
A cash back mortgage provides 3%-5% of your purchase price, ‘cashed back’ to you on closing day. It is ideal for clients who need money for legal fees, furnishing and decorating, or other moving expenses. It can also be used as a down payment like flex down program (borrowed down payment).
For purchasing of [...]
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Posted on May 26, 2008 by Christine Chien
Yes. Borrowed down payment is allowed. It’s called “flex down” program under CHMC. They can be home equity line of credit (HELOC), gift from immediate family, or lender cash back incentives, lowest rate to highest rate, respectively. Keep in mind the following conditions.
You must have good credit score (>650 on equifax). There will be slight insurance [...]
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Posted on May 26, 2008 by Christine Chien
Yes. They can be gift, borrowed funds, 100% sweat equity, or lender cash back incentives. Keep in mind the following conditions: You must have good credit score (>680 on equifax).There will be s slight insurance premium (2.90% on the loan amount), which can be amortized into your payments. Lastly, You will need to have sufficient [...]
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Posted on May 24, 2008 by Christine Chien
Self-Employed individuals generally include realtors, contractors, business owners, financial planners, network marketers, stock brokers, and all 100% commissioned jobs…etc. These individuals do NOT have T4s. Instead, they have T1 General that shows business income (loss).
If a Business-For-Self (BFS) individual has reported sufficient taxable income on Notice of Assessment (NOA), with 2 year working history, lenders [...]
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