FHA issued Mortgagee Letter 2019-11, reducing the maximum loan-to-value (LTV) and combined loan-to-value (CLTV) percentages for cash-out refinance mortgages. Per the Mortgagee Letter, the maximum LTV and CLTV percentages for a cash-out refinance is now 80% (rather than 85%) of the “adjusted value”. The reduced percentages apply to case numbers assigned to FHA on or after September 1, 2019.

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FHA Revises and Streamlines Policy Established in Mortgagee Letters 2024-24 and 2025-12
FHA issued Mortgagee Letter (ML) 2025-14 revising and streamlining policy established in ML 2024-24 (Modernization of Engagement with Borrowers in Default) and providing clarifications to