Plaza News + Updates

As part of our ongoing work to enhance the performance and security of the Plaza Home Mortgage^® systems, we are making a final change to the public IP addresses for the BREEZE and LINQ systems on March 1, 2023.

Most of our clients will not be affected; however, those with firewall rules that require destination IP addresses to be safelisted will need to take action before March 1.

Please share this information with your IT personnel if it may impact your company.

We have added a second range of IP addresses and they will need to be added to your safelist. 

2023 Higher Conforming Limits!
Available Now with Plaza – Can Close in 2022

FHFA has announced the 2023 conforming loan limits: $726,200 and $1,089,300 for high balance. Plaza is accepting the increased loan limits, effective immediately. Talk to your Plaza Account Executive for more info!

Now you can offer your borrowers flexibility with 7/6 and 10/6 hybrid ARMs with the Jumbo AUS 3 from Plaza Home Mortgage^®.

Plaza Home Mortgage^® is excited to share recent program improvements to help you provide borrowers more leverage in qualifying to meet their home finance goals.

Effective today, FHA and VA guidelines have been updated with reduced FICOs to 550 and an increased max LTV for cash-out on manufactured homes from 65% to 80%.

FHA and VA Update Details:

Plaza Home Mortgage^® will be in NYC for the MBA Secondary and Capital Markets Conference, May 15-18, and we want to meet with you! Click here and set up time to meet with us at the Dos Caminos Restaurant in The W hotel and see how Plaza’s renovation loan programs can help you reach millennial homebuyers, add value to your portfolio and create opportunities for new business in today’s market.

Exciting program news! Plaza Home Mortgage^® is expanding both agency and government guidelines, removing certain overlays and increasing VA Jumbo loan amounts effective on February 10, 2022.

See the below the details on the following changes:

Manufactured Housing Expansion

We’re excited to share that we are now accepting Reverse Jumbo loans from our Correspondent Lenders on a non-delegated basis!

Unlike a standard HECM, the Reverse Jumbo has no mortgage insurance (MI), so your borrowers can access more equity without the additional MI fees. With loan amounts up to $4 million, your clients can tap into more equity in their higher-value homes.

Fannie Mae recently released Fannie Mae HomeView™, a new homeownership education course that aligns with National Industry Standards for pre-purchase homeownership education, and can be used to fulfill the education requirement for most mortgage products. HomeView is an online course offered free of charge. Plaza’s program guidelines have been updated to reflect Fannie Mae HomeView homeowner education program as an eligible source of counseling.

Jumbo 1 Program Discontinuation

As we’ve said before, at Plaza Home Mortgage^® we are always working to keep things simple for our clients. As such, we will be discontinuing our Jumbo 1 program, effective December 27, 2021. We’re confident that Plaza’s Jumbo AUS 1 and Jumbo AUS 2 will provide eligibility for virtually all scenarios previously offered on Jumbo 1, and there will be no reduction in program coverage or price competitiveness.