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FHA Loans Becoming More Popular as Market Recovers

Thursday, January 30, 2020

In the throes of the housing crisis, it sometimes seemed as though FHA was the only way to finance a home purchase, especially for those with less than stellar credit or unable to come up with a large downpayment. The government sponsored insurance program has always been, quite intentionally, a countercyclical lender and when money was flowing freely during the housing boom, FHA lending shrunk to near nothing. Subprime lenders took over its market share, offering lower underwriting standards and teaser interest rates. In 2006, FHA loans had only a 4.5 percent share of the purchase finance market.

 

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