Mortgage Workshop Links
Sources of Mortgage Money
- Fannie Mae (FNMA, Federal National Mortgage Corporation)
- Freddie Mac (FHLMC, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation)
- History of these entities
- Loan limits
- OFHEO, the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight)
- FHA (Federal Housing Administration, a Division of HUD, the Department of Housing and Urban Development)
- VA (U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs)
- HUD-approved lenders
- Massachusetts Regional Center for VA Loans
Qualifying for a Mortgage
- calcamo.com mortgage and amortization calculators
- Example of a HUD Settlement Statement
- Title Insurance
Getting a Loan
- Annotated list of loan officers
- Mortgage Grader
- NACA (Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America)
- City of Cambridge Affordable Homeownership Website
- Cambridge income limits
- City of Somerville Housing Programs and Services
- Somerville mortgage assistance information
- Somerville Affordable Homeownership Programs
Additional Resources