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.

State Compliance Summary
Tennessee Increases Permissible Interest Rate for Closed-end Loans under Industrial Loan and Thrift Companies Act
Tennessee passed a bill increasing the permissible interest rate for closed-end loans under the Industrial Loan and Thrift Companies Act (ILTCA). Under the bill, the