On April 18th, the annual mortgage insurance premium is set to increase on all new FHA Mortgages to help HUD meet it’s reserve requirements set by congress. Below is a list of the current annual mortgage insurance premiums (MIP) required by HUD/FHA.
Current Market
Mortgages with a term Greater than 15 Years
Loan-to-Value (LTV) Annual MIP Rate
= or < 95% .85%
> 95% .90%
Mortgage with a term equal to or less than 15 Years
Loan-to-Value (LTV) Annual MIP Rate
= or < 90% .00%
> 90% .25%
After the changes on April 18th, the premiums for all the above scenarios are going up by .25%.
After April 18th
Mortgages with a term Greater than 15 Years
Loan-to-Value (LTV) Annual MIP Rate
= or < 95% 1.10%
> 95% 1.15%
Mortgage with a term equal to or less than 15 Years
Loan-to-Value (LTV) Annual MIP Rate
= or < 90% .25%
> 90% .50%
The good news is that you still have time to get a new FHA loan before the deadline. If you are buying a home, you just have to get an accepted contract and an FHA case number and if refinancing, you just need the FHA case number assigned before the April 18th date. You do not have to close the new mortgage before the deadline.
Below is a comparison of a mortgage payment on a 30 year fixed FHA mortgage of $200K with an LTV great than 95% at 4.75%.
Currently
Total Payment (Principle, Interest & MIP)
$1,187.28
After April 18th
Total Payment (Principle, Interest & MIP)
$1,228.94
So for those of you still sitting on the fence about whether or not to move for with a new FHA mortgage, now would be the time to save money. Give The Kunselman Team a call today to start saving money!



