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Home Buyer Education and Financial Counseling

     The recent implosion of sub-prime and adjustable rate mortgages has resulted in higher costs for Private Mortgage Insurance for borrowers with credit scores below 660- who are applying for low down payment loans.  Most Mortgage Insurance Companies will discount the PMI rates when the applicant has face-to face counseling by an approved counselor.  The PFHO is an approved counselor for the following Mortgage Insurance companies: 

Genworth, MGIC, PMI, and Radian 

We now offer such counseling on a monthly basis and occasionally by appointment.  The cost of counseling is $250 payable at closing, a discounted rate from our standard $350 rate.  Individual Financial Counseling is done by appointment as part of this fee.  The fee can be paid by the lender, the borrower, the seller or from grant funds.