Freddie Mac Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide 4203.1 — Loan-to-value (LTV), total LTV (TLTV) and

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§Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) TLTV (HTLTV) ratios and…578 ch
Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) TLTV (HTLTV) ratios and maximum loan amounts (08/05/26) Effective for Mortgages with Application Received Dates on or after August 3, 2026. This section contains requirements related to: ■ Calculating loan-to-value (LTV), total LTV (TLTV) and Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) TLTV (HTLTV) ratios ■ Maximum LTV, TLTV and HTLTV ratios ■ Maximum original loan amounts (a) Calculating LTV, TLTV and HTLTV ratios Ratios are calculated using the total amount of outstanding liens and “value”, as described in this section. (i) Determining “value”
AFor purposes of calculating LTV, TLTV and HTLTV ratios For…1,486 ch
(A) For purposes of calculating LTV, TLTV and HTLTV ratios For purposes of calculating LTV, TLTV and HTLTV ratios, “value” is determined as follows: Determining “value” Mortgage offering or characteristic “Value” is… Purchase transaction Mortgages The lesser of the appraised value of the Mortgaged Premises as of the appraisal report Determining “value” Mortgage offering or characteristic “Value” is… effective date and the purchase price of the Mortgaged Premises. Note: For newly constructed homes, multiple contracts may be combined to determine the purchase price (e.g., the purchase contract for the house and a contract to install a swimming pool may be added together to establish the purchase price). Refinance Mortgages The appraised value of the Mortgaged Premises as of the appraisal report effective date Community Land Trust Mortgages As described in Section 4502.5 Mortgages secured by properties subject to resale restrictions As described in Section 4406.5 One-Time Close Construction to Permanent Mortgages and Renovation Mortgages As described in Section 4602.2 for One-Time Close transactions Two-Time Close Construction to Permanent Mortgages and Renovation Mortgages The appraised value of the Mortgaged Premises, as completed, as of the appraisal report effective date CHOICERenovation® Mortgages As described in Section 4607.4 GreenCHOICE Mortgages® As described in Section 4606.2 Freddie Mac Enhanced Relief Refinance® Mortgages As described in Section 4304.7
BFor Mortgaged Premises located in the State of New York For…8,063 ch
(B) For Mortgaged Premises located in the State of New York For Mortgaged Premises located in the State of New York, solely for the purpose of determining whether mortgage insurance is required or should be canceled, the “value” for Loan Product Advisor® and Non-Loan Product Advisor Mortgages is the appraised value of the Mortgage Premises as of the Note Date. For Mortgaged Premises located in the State of New York that are purchase transaction Cooperative Share Loans, solely for the purpose of determining whether mortgage insurance is required, the sales price of the Cooperative Interest may be used. See Section 4701.5 if mortgage insurance is required. This definition of the value of the Mortgaged Premises located in the State of New York applies only to the above-stated mortgage insurance requirements and is not applicable for any other purposes under the terms of the Purchase Documents. See Chapter 4701 for mortgage insurance requirements. (ii) Calculation of LTV, TLTV and HTLTV ratios for Loan Product Advisor Mortgages Loan Product Advisor calculates the LTV, TLTV and HTLTV ratios based on data submitted by the Seller. Note: For certain Loan Product Advisor Mortgage transactions, Freddie Mac may accept the “value” to be the Seller-provided estimate of value or the purchase price as the basis for the Loan Product Advisor assessment of the Mortgage. See Section 5602.3 and 5602.4 for more information on automated collateral evaluation (ACE) and ACE+ PDR, respectively. (iii) Calculation of LTV, TLTV and HTLTV ratios for Non-Loan Product Advisor Mortgages Using the “value” determined as described above, the calculation of LTV, TLTV and HTLTV for Non-Loan Product Advisor Mortgages is as follows: Calculation of LTV, TLTV and HTLTV ratios for Non-Loan Product Advisor Mortgages Ratio Calculation LTV Divide the First Lien Mortgage amount by the “value”. TLTV Divide the sum of the First Lien Mortgage amount and the disbursed amount of any secondary financing (including HELOCs) by the “value”. Calculation of LTV, TLTV and HTLTV ratios for Non-Loan Product Advisor Mortgages Ratio Calculation HTLTV Divide the sum of the First Lien Mortgage amount and the total HELOC credit line limit and any other secondary financing by the “value”. (b) Maximum LTV, TLTV and HTLTV ratios (i) Rounding requirements To determine whether a Mortgage complies with the maximum LTV, TLTV and HTLTV ratio requirements, the calculated ratio must be rounded up to the next whole number. For example, 94.01% must be rounded up to 95%. At delivery, Freddie Mac will calculate the LTV, TLTV and HTLTV ratios for each Mortgage based on data delivered by the Seller. Each ratio will be calculated to two decimal places, and the result will be rounded up to the next whole number. (ii) Maximum LTV, TLTV and HTLTV ratios Except as stated in (b)(iii) below, the maximum LTV, TLTV and HTLTV ratios are: Purchase and “no cash-out” refinance Mortgages (fixed-rate and ARMs) Property type Maximum LTV/TLTV/HTLTV ratio Accept Mortgages (excluding super conforming Mortgages) Manually Underwritten Mortgages and super conforming Mortgages 1-unit Primary Residence 95% 95% 2-unit Primary Residence 95% 85% 3- and 4-unit Primary Residences 95% 80% Purchase and “no cash-out” refinance Mortgages (fixed-rate and ARMs) Property type Maximum LTV/TLTV/HTLTV ratio Accept Mortgages (excluding super conforming Mortgages) Manually Underwritten Mortgages and super conforming Mortgages Second home 90% 90% 1-unit Investment Property 85% 85% 2- to 4-unit Investment Property 75% 75% Cash-out refinance Mortgages (fixed-rate and ARMs) Property type Maximum LTV/TLTV/HTLTV ratio Accept Mortgages and Manually Underwritten Mortgages; all eligible loan amounts 1-unit Primary Residence 80% 2- to 4-unit Primary Residence 75% Second home 75% 1-unit Investment Property 75% 2- to 4-unit Investment Property 70% (iii) LTV, TLTV and HTLTV ratios for certain Mortgages The maximum LTV, TLTV and HTLTV ratios for the following Mortgages may differ from the maximum ratios identified above; additional information can be found in the following sections: Maximum LTV, TLTV and HTLTV ratios for certain Mortgages Mortgage offering or characteristic Guide reference Community Land Trust Mortgages Section 4502.5 Freddie Mac Enhanced Relief Refinance Mortgages Section 4304.3 HeritageOne® Mortgages Section 4504.6 Home Possible® Mortgages Section 4501.7 HomeOne® Mortgages Section 4605.1 Mortgages secured by a Manufactured Home Section 5703.8(a) Mortgages to Borrowers with a credit history that includes a previous Mortgage foreclosure, a conveyance of a deed-inlieu of foreclosure or a short sale Section 5202.1(d) Refi Possible® Mortgages Section 4302.5 (c) Maximum original loan amounts The following maximum original loan amounts* apply to Home Mortgages with Funding Dates or Settlement Dates on or after January 1, 2026. Except for the Mortgage offerings and characteristics identified in the table below, the loan amount used to determine compliance with the original loan amount limits is the original loan amount: Maximum original loan amounts Number of units Property in the contiguous 48 States, the District of Columbia or Puerto Rico Property in Alaska, Guam, Hawaii or U.S. Virgin Islands 1 $832,750 $1,249,125 2 $1,066,250 $1,599,375 3 $1,288,800 $1,933,200 4 $1,601,750 $2,402,625 *Mortgages with higher loan amounts may be eligible for sale if they meet the requirements of Chapter 4603. The following table identifies, for each Mortgage offering or characteristic listed, the loan amount to be used to determine compliance with the original loan amount limits: Determining compliance with the original loan amount limits Mortgage offering or characteristic Loan amount to be used to determine compliance with maximum loan amounts Seller-Owned Modified Mortgages (as described in Chapter 4402 and Section 6302.27) The loan amount of the Mortgage as stated in the original Note Seller-Owned Converted Mortgages (as described in Chapter 4402 and Section 6302.19) The loan amount of the Mortgage as stated in the ARM Note One-Time Close with automatic conversion Construction to Permanent Mortgages and Renovation Mortgages (as described in Sections 4602.2(b) and 6302.28) The loan amount of the Mortgage stated in the Note Determining compliance with the original loan amount limits Mortgage offering or characteristic Loan amount to be used to determine compliance with maximum loan amounts One-Time Close with modification agreement Construction to Permanent Mortgages and Renovation Mortgages (as described in Sections 4602.2(c) and 6302.28) The higher of: ■ The loan amount of the Mortgage stated in the Note prior to the modification executed at Interim Construction Financing or ■ The loan amount of the Permanent Financing as stated in the Construction to Permanent Modification Agreement Two-Time Close Construction to Permanent Mortgages and Renovation Mortgages (as described in Sections 4602.3(a) and 6302.28) The loan amount of the Mortgage as stated in the Note for the Permanent Financing Mortgages with future advances made before the Delivery Date consolidated with the outstanding principal amount (as described in Section 4101.10(a)) The loan amount of the Mortgage as stated in the original Note (which must be equal to or greater than the consolidated principal amount) Mortgages with a principal curtailment made before the Delivery Date (as described in Section 6302.32) The loan amount of the Mortgage as stated in the Note Mortgages with financed mortgage insurance premiums (as described in Section 4701.2) The loan amount of the Mortgage as stated in the Note (which includes the financed mortgage insurance premium) Note: For the Mortgage offerings and characteristics listed in the table above, the loan amount used to determine compliance with the maximum loan amount limits may be different from the amount delivered in the ULDD Data Point Note Amount and from the amount used to calculate the LTV ratio. See Chapter 6302 for delivery instructions.

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