Other
piggyback loans cover 5 percent for borrowers who make a down payment of 15 percent.
Not exact matches
With an 80-10-10
loan, the primary mortgage
covers 80 percent of the
loan value; a second mortgage, often called a
piggyback,
covers 10 percent; and the other 10 percent is the down payment.
The
piggyback loan allows borrowers to take out a first
loan for 80 percent of the cost of the home, along with a second (
piggyback)
loan for the remaining cost not
covered in a home down payment.
A
piggyback loan allows homebuyers to receive two separate
loans to
cover the cost of the mortgage.
The «
piggyback»
loan (or second mortgage)
covers the shortfall between the purchase price and your down payment savings.
But it's not the only reason; some people use
piggybacks to pay for a home a conventional mortgage wouldn't
cover, essentially avoiding jumbo
loans.
A
piggyback loan is one in which a first and second mortgage are opened simultaneously to
cover a larger part of the home's purchase price.
The CalPLUS FHA
loan is a similar
piggyback loan program in which the junior
loan covers a down payment of up to 3.5 percent, but the interest rate is zero.