Home
equity lending requirements also eased slightly.
Not exact matches
The tougher
lending requirements are hitting hardest new buyers who have not built up
equity from price gains, typically in Melbourne and Sydney during the past five years.
That Act would further restrict the Fed's 13 (3)
lending operations by requiring that they be approved by at least two - thirds of the FOMC (as opposed to the present 5 - member
requirement); by disallowing the use of
equity as collateral for 13 (3) loans; by requiring that loans be approved not only by the Federal Reserve Board but by all Federal banking regulators having jurisdiction over the prospective borrowers; and by allowing emergency
lending to be extended beyond a term of 30 days only by means of a joint resolution approved by Congress.
Ask your
lending agent what the LTV
requirements are for home
equity loans.
Unlike reverse
equity mortgages, which include no income or medical
requirements, such as credit checks, income verification, or physicals, home
equity lines of credit have
lending criteria.
Lower home values, stricter
lending requirements for home
equity, and homeowners» desire to pay down their mortgages caused the big jump in cash - in refinancing, according to Freddie Mac.