Please maintain the maximum seller concession for FHA loans to 6% of the transaction in the interest of promoting increased homeownership.
FR–5572–N–01 Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Risk Management Initiatives: Revised Seller Concessions
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As a mortgage lender (loan officer, branch manager, sales manager) for the past 10 years in the Raleigh, NC area. I have not once heard of somone defaulting on thier loan because of a seller contribution being too high. Normal closing costs and pre-paid items only account for about 3-4% of the sales price so it is my opinion that seller contributions being up to 6% can only go to help buy the clients rate down which would only help keep a buyer from defaulting down the road because he/she has a lower mortgage payment. I'm not sure how reducing the seller paid amount from 6% to 3% would actually help FHA or HUD from having additonal defaults. Please keep the 6% seller contributions as they are now.
What you are proposing does not lower foreclosures only takes potential buyers out of the market.
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