Jumbo home loans start at 7,100 and above. A new bill could be push conforming loan limits up to 9,750 and make jumbo mortgage loans anything above 9,750. This will be a major move to offset the housing price and sales decline. As a result, this will be an increase the mortgage loan limits for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). The national sub-prime meltdown has had a dramatic impact on both the cost and availability of mortgages in many markets. Since August 2007, the interest rates for jumbo borrowers have been more than 1 percentage point higher than conforming loans, which can cost homeowners up to 0 month in higher interest payments.Raising the GSEs' conforming loan limit will provide immediate relief to borrowers and alleviate downward pressure on our
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