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                         FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER PROGRAM
                  Effective 04/06/2009 @ 12:01am

Mortgage Rates
5.50% for loans without 2.5% assistance grant*
6.00% for loans with 2.5% assistance grant
5.25% for Ohio Heroes without 2.5% assistance grant*
5.75% for Ohio Heroes with 2.5% assistance grant
30-year fixed rate FHA/VA/USDA-RD/conventional loans are eligible
2-1 buydowns are permitted-please see the Underwriting Guidelines (UG) for specific   
product information
*The second mortgage rate for borrowers who utilize OHFA's Housing Tax Credit
Advantage (HTCA) Program will be 1% higher than their unassisted rate.
Fees
1% origination fee
$150 transfer fee to Servicer (US Bank fee)
$79 tax service fee (US Bank fee) (not to exceed $90)
.25% Adverse market fee (conventional loans only)

Qualified Borrowers
A first-time buyer is someone who has not owned or had an ownership interest in his/her
principal residence in the last three years or a qualified military veteran.  Target Area Loan
applicants do not have to be first-time buyers. Everyone must meet certain household
income limits.

Acreage Limitation
Up to two acres inside a municipal corporation
Up to five acres outside a municipal corporation
(Unless additional acreage is required by local health or safety code)

Qualified Properties
Existing house: one-unit single-family dwelling and duplex up to four units--see UG
Spec/Nearly completed house: one-unit single-family dwelling
Modular/Manufactured house: one-unit single-family dwelling--see UG
Properties must meet certain sales price limits.

Critical Dates
April 6, 2009--October 5, 2009- Origination period: Loans must close during this
period.           
October 19, 2009- Deliver mortgage file to master servicer by this date.

Note: The recapture tax provision applies to all loans in this program. View this IRS link for
an explanation on recapture of federal subsidy. Rates are subject to change without prior
notice
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This can be used towards the down payment
and/or closing cost on a home purchase!
Buyer does NOT have to be a first-time buyer!


-  The entire $3,500 has to go towards the
buyers down payment and/or closing cost (no
cash back to the buyer)
-  Can be used on Conventional/FHA/VA/USDA
financing
-  Buyer must occupy the home as their primary
residence
-  Property must be located within Huntington
Bank's footprint
-  Income limits:  Household of 1-2 = $49,500     
Household of 3+ = $59,800
- Please allow 4 weeks to process the Grant Fund
Request
- 1-4 unit owner-occupied properties only
- Grant funds are NOT repaid by the buyer.   
However, the borrower may be subject to
recapture of some or all of these funds if within
the first five year period they sell, refinance, or
cease to use the property as a principal residence.
OHIO HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY (OHFA) Announces Rates
•First-Time Home Buyers Program•
Call The Anders Team right away, you can get a pre-approval in just 24
hours!
supporting a home
Huntington has just
released
$3,500.00 Grant Money
for Purchase Transactions
!

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Right Away!
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