BENEFITS OF THE USDA GUARANTEED RURAL HOUSING PROGRAM
Provides 100% loan-to-value financing for existing homes or new construction based on appraised value.
Available to low and moderate-income rural households.
No requirement to be a "first-time" home buyer.
Less up-front cash-to-close requirements for this program than for conventionally insured or FHA loans.
No monthly mortgage insurance required. One-time guarantee fee, payable to Rural Development (RD) at closing, which may be financed above the appraised value, as follows:
Purchases - 2.00% of loan amount
Refinances - .50% of loan amount
Fully amortized 30-year fixed-rate loans.
No penalty for pre-payment.
2/1 Temporary Buydown available. Qualification is at the start rate.
No maximum loan limit. Loan limits are dictated by the applicant's income with respect to program eligibility and loan repayment ability. Previous ties to FHA loan limits have been eliminated.