Plaza News + Updates

Aligning with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently announced expansion of eligibility, Plaza Home Mortgage^® is now able to extend VA home loans to certain members of the Army National or Air National Guard. Eligible National Guard members must have performed at least 90 cumulative days of full-time National Guard duty, of which, at least 30 of those days must have been consecutive. This change applies to current and former National Guard members, regardless of service dates. Plaza’s VA guidelines have been adjusted to reflect the change.

View the VA Circular for more details on who is now eligible.

Plaza is pleased to announce our 2021 Bronze Sponsorship of AIME! “We are very pleased to continue our sponsorship of AIME, an organization that shares our commitment to the growth of the mortgage broker community and to a vibrant wholesale industry,” said Jeff Leinan, Plaza’s EVP of National Wholesale Production.

Read the full announcement.

Our full training calendar for the month of May is now available. Please follow the link to see a complete list of all of our upcoming training courses. As always, all of our trainings are complimentary and once you register, even if you miss the training, you will receive an email link to the training to view at your convenience.

We are happy to announce to our clients that, effective immediately, Plaza Home Mortgage^® is once again offering the VA Renovation loan program!

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Plaza is now offering our popular Reverse Jumbo program in New York and Nevada in addition to 16 other states. Reverse mortgages can be a great way to expand your business’s portfolio and tap into a rapidly growing market. And with Plaza’s dedicated Reverse Lending Division to help you every step of the way, you can be confident offering the program. Contact your Plaza Account Executive or visit our reverse mortgage page for more information.

Reverse mortgages are now back in New York. If you’re not currently set up to offer these powerful programs to seniors in your market, visit our reverse mortgage page or talk to your Plaza Account Executive today to learn how easy it is with Plaza.

Our full training calendar for the month of April is now available. Please follow the link to see a complete list of all of our upcoming training courses. As always, all of our trainings are complimentary and once you register, even if you miss the training, you will receive an email link to the training to view at your convenience.

Plaza Home Mortgage^® is making it easier to qualify more borrowers with reduced minimum FICO requirements for our FHA, VA and USDA programs! For these core loan programs, the new minimum FICO has been lowered to 600 for FHA and VA and 620 for USDA. We have also updated our popular FHA 203(k) program, which combines financing for the purchase or refinance of a home and its renovation into a single loan, to have a new reduced minimum FICO of 620.

We are reminding our clients that, pursuant to HUD requirements, FHA case numbers assigned on or after March 22, 2021, will require the revised HUD 92009-A form on all Single-Family Forward Mortgages and Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECM). Plaza’s BREEZE LOS already supports the new 92009-A form, and can also generate and deliver the new 1003, plus typical broker disclosures, quickly and easily.