Alex_angel
That’s the only way these loasn should have been written in the first place. They wer designed for wealthier individuals who were looking to to arbitrage the mortgage payment with investment opportunities.
Addditionally there is lots of interst only money still out there for Low and Moderate income people to qualify for through the Chafa Loan Program.
Today is Monday, November 12, 2007.
California Housing Finance Agency
INTEREST RATE SCHEDULE
Effective October 24, 2007
Interest Rate1
FIRST MORTGAGE FIXED RATE LOAN PROGRAMS
interest only PLUSSM (35-Year Fixed Mortgage) Conforming IOP Loan
6.375%
interest only PLUSSM (35-Year Fixed Mortgage) Non-Conforming IOP Loan 6.500%
40-Year Fixed Mortgage 6.625%
Self-Help Builder Assistance Program (SHBAP)3 – Low Income Only 3.250%
30-Year Fixed Mortgage
Moderate Income 6.500%
Low Income2 5.750%
Nonprofits3 & Affordable Housing Partnership Program (AHPP) – Low Income Only 5.750%
Extra Credit Teacher Program (ECTP) 5.750%
HomeChoice Program 4.000%
Self-Help Builder Assistance Program (SHBAP)3 – Low Income Only 3.000%
DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Term matches term of first mortgage
High Cost Area Home Purchase Assistance Program (HiCAP)4
6.750%
CalHFA Housing Assistance Program (CHAP)
6.750%
California Homebuyer’s Downpayment Assistance Program (CHDAP)
3.000%
