Limited Cash-Out Refinance Transactions
Limited cash-out refinance transactions may involve the following scenarios:
- payoff of an existing personal property lien on a new manufactured home (or an existing lien on the home and a mortgage on the land if encumbered by separate liens), or
- payoff of a first lien mortgage secured by an existing manufactured home and land (or existing mortgages for the home and land if encumbered by separate liens).
The maximum LTV ratio (and CLTV ratio, if applicable) for a limited cash-out refinance transaction for a loan secured by a manufactured home and land will be based on the lower of:
- the current appraised value of the manufactured home and land; or
- if the manufactured home was owned by the borrower for less than 12 months on the loan application date and:
- if the home and land are secured by separate liens, the lowest price at which the home was previously sold during that 12-month period plus the lower of the current appraised value of the land, or the lowest sales price at which the land was sold during that 12-month period (if there was such a sale);
- if the home and land are secured by a single lien, the lowest price at which the home and land were previously sold during that 12-month period.
Proceeds of a limited cash-out refinance mortgage may be used to:
- pay off the outstanding principal balance of an existing personal property lien or first lien mortgage secured by the manufactured home and land (or existing liens if the home and land were encumbered by separate first liens);
- pay off the outstanding principal balance of an existing subordinate mortgage or lien secured by the manufactured home and/or land, but only if it was used to purchase the manufactured home and/or land;
- finance costs of construction;
- finance closing costs (including prepaid expenses); and
- provide cash back to the borrower in an amount not to exceed the lesser of 2% of the balance of the new refinance mortgage or $2,000.
Cash-Out Refinance Transactions
A cash-out refinance:
- involves the payoff of an existing first lien mortgage secured by the manufactured home and land (or existing liens if the home and land were encumbered by separate first liens); or
- enables the property owner to obtain a mortgage on a property that does not already have a mortgage lien against it, and permits the borrower to take equity out of the property in the form of mortgage proceeds that may be used for any purpose.
To be eligible for a cash-out refinance, the property must be a multi-width manufactured home (single-width are not permitted). The borrower must have owned both the manufactured home and land for at least 12 months preceding the date of the loan application. The LTV, CLTV, and HCLTV ratios will be based on the current appraised value of the manufactured home and land.
For additional information, see B5-2-03, Manufactured Housing Underwriting Requirements.