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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Mortgage Questions</title><link>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/36.aspx</link><description>Find mortgage related information, mortgage help and get answers to your mortgage related questions.</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2008 SP2 (Build: 31106.96)</generator><item><title>Re: 5/1 ARM vs. 30-yr Fixed</title><link>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/thread/90639.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:20:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2bb7a989-b681-446d-a7f2-bd5f0562f228:90639</guid><dc:creator>Kent Mikkola</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/thread/90639.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=36&amp;PostID=90639</wfw:commentRss><description>The lenders that I use regularly have 1/1/5 caps on all hybrid ARMs, but the info you found is correct. I guess I forget that HUD allows for &amp;quot;more...</description></item><item><title>Re: 5/1 ARM vs. 30-yr Fixed</title><link>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/thread/90633.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:08:12 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2bb7a989-b681-446d-a7f2-bd5f0562f228:90633</guid><dc:creator>Juan Boldizsar</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/thread/90633.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=36&amp;PostID=90633</wfw:commentRss><description>Well..... Taylor Bean offers the FHA 5/1 with 1/1/5 caps..... I can forward you an image from a recent rate sheet if you like..... perhaps some other lenders...</description></item><item><title>Re: 5/1 ARM vs. 30-yr Fixed</title><link>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/thread/90630.aspx</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:01:12 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2bb7a989-b681-446d-a7f2-bd5f0562f228:90630</guid><dc:creator>akaagassi</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/thread/90630.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=36&amp;PostID=90630</wfw:commentRss><description>Juan Boldizsar: One thing about the FHA arms that alot of people seem to forget is that they have a 1/1/5 cap rate structure, which means that they can...</description></item><item><title>Re: 5/1 ARM vs. 30-yr Fixed</title><link>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/thread/89526.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:13:37 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2bb7a989-b681-446d-a7f2-bd5f0562f228:89526</guid><dc:creator>Kent Mikkola</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/thread/89526.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=36&amp;PostID=89526</wfw:commentRss><description>The payment change would be about $200/mo for a 1% change in rate on a loan amount of $326,000.</description></item><item><title>Re: 5/1 ARM vs. 30-yr Fixed</title><link>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/thread/89499.aspx</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:09:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2bb7a989-b681-446d-a7f2-bd5f0562f228:89499</guid><dc:creator>Jeff Mickel</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/thread/89499.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=36&amp;PostID=89499</wfw:commentRss><description>Well here my situation.....I&amp;#39;m a first time home buyer and currently applying for a home loan thought BOA. I&amp;#39;m a U.S. military active duty Marine...</description></item><item><title>Re: 5/1 ARM vs. 30-yr Fixed</title><link>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/thread/80445.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:20:53 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2bb7a989-b681-446d-a7f2-bd5f0562f228:80445</guid><dc:creator>Kent Mikkola</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/thread/80445.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=36&amp;PostID=80445</wfw:commentRss><description>The only drawback is you will have mortgage insurance on a 30 year even if you are under 80% of the purchase price. You may want to just put less down...</description></item><item><title>Re: 5/1 ARM vs. 30-yr Fixed</title><link>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/thread/80350.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:36:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2bb7a989-b681-446d-a7f2-bd5f0562f228:80350</guid><dc:creator>JayVee7777</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/thread/80350.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=36&amp;PostID=80350</wfw:commentRss><description>Kent Mikkola: FHA ARMs cannot chnage by more than 1% each year. Would I qualify for this? What are the drawbacks? I&amp;#39;m a first-time homebuyer with 20...</description></item><item><title>Re: 5/1 ARM vs. 30-yr Fixed</title><link>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/thread/80342.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:22:24 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2bb7a989-b681-446d-a7f2-bd5f0562f228:80342</guid><dc:creator>Kent Mikkola</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/thread/80342.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=36&amp;PostID=80342</wfw:commentRss><description>The only factor would be how long it would take you to sell. The 1st adjustment of many 5/1 Conforming ARMs can be as much as 5%. Could you handle the...</description></item><item><title>Re: 5/1 ARM vs. 30-yr Fixed</title><link>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/thread/80336.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:11:34 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2bb7a989-b681-446d-a7f2-bd5f0562f228:80336</guid><dc:creator>Troy Topham</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/thread/80336.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=36&amp;PostID=80336</wfw:commentRss><description>PAR = The lowest interest rate used as the reference point for which a mortgage lender will neither pay a rebate (yield spread premium or negative points...</description></item><item><title>Re: 5/1 ARM vs. 30-yr Fixed</title><link>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/thread/80323.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:33:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2bb7a989-b681-446d-a7f2-bd5f0562f228:80323</guid><dc:creator>Scott Westemeyer</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/thread/80323.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=36&amp;PostID=80323</wfw:commentRss><description>Sorry Jay, didn&amp;#39;t mean to be flippant there, I should have just said there&amp;#39;s always a chance it won&amp;#39;t sell right away. In the current market...</description></item><item><title>Re: 5/1 ARM vs. 30-yr Fixed</title><link>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/thread/80317.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:24:41 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2bb7a989-b681-446d-a7f2-bd5f0562f228:80317</guid><dc:creator>JayVee7777</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/thread/80317.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=36&amp;PostID=80317</wfw:commentRss><description>What do you mean by PAR? (newbie here)</description></item><item><title>Re: 5/1 ARM vs. 30-yr Fixed</title><link>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/thread/80310.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:09:12 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2bb7a989-b681-446d-a7f2-bd5f0562f228:80310</guid><dc:creator>Troy Topham</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/thread/80310.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=36&amp;PostID=80310</wfw:commentRss><description>FYI- A lot of lenders stopped doing FHA ARM products recently. I&amp;#39;m sure there are still some out there, but my company is not one of them. Jay, I have...</description></item><item><title>Re: 5/1 ARM vs. 30-yr Fixed</title><link>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/thread/80308.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:07:31 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2bb7a989-b681-446d-a7f2-bd5f0562f228:80308</guid><dc:creator>JayVee7777</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/thread/80308.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=36&amp;PostID=80308</wfw:commentRss><description>Scott Westemeyer: there&amp;#39;s going to be a decent chance you won&amp;#39;t sell the home right away. Why do you say that?</description></item><item><title>Re: 5/1 ARM vs. 30-yr Fixed</title><link>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/thread/80304.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:05:06 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2bb7a989-b681-446d-a7f2-bd5f0562f228:80304</guid><dc:creator>JayVee7777</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/thread/80304.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=36&amp;PostID=80304</wfw:commentRss><description>Juan Boldizsar: we can offer a 5/1 FHA at 3.875% with 1 point. How can you offer that rate? That&amp;#39;s way below the 5/1 conventional loans I&amp;#39;ve seen...</description></item><item><title>Re: 5/1 ARM vs. 30-yr Fixed</title><link>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/thread/80303.aspx</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:03:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">2bb7a989-b681-446d-a7f2-bd5f0562f228:80303</guid><dc:creator>JayVee7777</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/thread/80303.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.mortgagenewsdaily.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=36&amp;PostID=80303</wfw:commentRss><description>I am getting a conventional loan with 20% down... I&amp;#39;ve never looked into FHA, but on a Conventional yesterday I was quoted: 5.35 vs. 4.875... both...</description></item></channel></rss>