DocMagic, Inc.'s Compliance Department has added the following FHA LIBOR Loan Programs under "Generic Plans" as the "Investor" pursuant to
Mortgagee Letter 2007-13:
Code Description
FHA1L FHA 1YR LIBOR ARM
FHA31L FHA 3/1 LIBOR ARM
FHA51L FHA 5/1 LIBOR ARM
FHA51L2 FHA 5/1 LIBOR ARM
FHA71L FHA 7/1 LIBOR ARM
FHA101L FHA 10/1 LIBOR ARM
According to ML 2007-13, FHA will insure all forward 1-, 3-, 5-, 7-, 10-Year adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) loan products using the 1-Year London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) as an acceptable index option.
In addition, DocMagic has also added a 5/1 loan program (FHA51T2 - FHA 5/1 T-BILL ARM), which uses the 1-Month Constant Maturity Treasury (CMT) as an index and allows for a two percentage point annual interest rate adjustment after the initial fixed interest rate period and a six percentage point interest rate cap over the life of the loan.
Note that DocMagic has been offering other FHA loan programs under its Generic Plans using the CMT index. Loan programs using the CMT index are as follows:
Code Description
FHA1T FHA 1YR T-BILL ARM
FHA31T FHA 3/1 T-BILL ARM
FHA51T FHA 5/1 T-BILL ARM
FHA51T2 FHA 5/1 T-BILL ARM
FHA71T FHA 7/1 T-BILL ARM
FHA101T FHA 10/1 T-BILL ARM
Please refer to Mortgagee Letters 2004-10 for more information about FHA's rule regarding the types of adjustable rate loans it will insure and 2005-14 for more information about FHA's policy regarding five-year hybrid adjustable rate mortgages. If you have any questions, please contact DocMagic's Compliance Department.