Kentucky First Time Home Buyer Programs For Home Mortgage Loans

There are two different types of Bankruptcies for most consumers.   1. Chapter 7 Bankruptcy in Kentucky Chapter 7 bankruptcy involves selling off your assets to pay back your outstanding debts. If you have significant equity in your home, it may be sold. It's possible to keep the property during bankruptcy, but the lender retains a lien on it, meaning you have to keep making payments on the loan or the lender could foreclose on it. Usually done by borrowers you don't have any assets and is filing on unsecured debts like, medical bills, collections, credit cards, personal loans etc. 2. Chapter 13 Bankruptcy in Kentucky Chapter 13 bankruptcy Instead of using assets to pay off their debt, borrowers can keep their property and enter into a repayment plan. That means you're likely to keep your home if you file for Chapter 13 bankruptcy protection. Usually people with assets do this loan program. i.e. equity in home, and substantial savings account of money that is not t...

The waiting period is determined by the nature of the financial hardship and the type of mortgage your are applying for. Kentucky FHA Guidelines for the following: Bankruptcy – You may apply for a FHA insured loan after your bankruptcy has been discharged for TWO (2) years with a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy. You may apply for a FHA insured loan after your bankruptcy has been discharged for ONE (1) year with a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Foreclosure – You may apply for a FHA insured loan THREE (3) years after the sale/deed transfer date. Short Sale / Deed in Lieu – You may apply for a FHA insured loan THREE (3) years after the sale/deed transfer date. FHA treats short sale, deed in lieu and foreclosure as the same waiting periods. Credit must be re-established no late payments in past 12-24 months, depending on hardship Application Date must be after the above waiting period to be eligible for FHA financing after hardship. Kentucky VA Mortgage Guidelines   Bankruptcy Ch 7 – You m...