Jumbo to Conforming method
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Before anything is published on Jumbo to Conforming, the rule or definition it describes is traced back to the agency or investor that wrote it. FHFA's annual conforming loan limit announcements are the main reference for when jumbo balances can switch, and they are rechecked each year.
Last reviewed against the primary sources listed below.
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Sources we rely on
Pages cite these primary sources, among others. Each guide lists the exact sources it used at the bottom of the page.
- FHFA: Conforming loan limit values
- FHFA: About FHFA
- Fannie Mae Selling Guide B2-1.3-02: Limited cash-out refinance
- Fannie Mae Selling Guide B2-1.3-03: Cash-out refinance transactions
- Fannie Mae Selling Guide B3-4.1-01: Minimum reserve requirements
- CFPB: Loan Estimate explainer
- CFPB: What is a Loan Estimate?
- CFPB: What's the difference between a mortgage lender and a mortgage servicer?
How a page is checked
- Each rule is checked against the current version of its source document.
- Plain-language wording is compared back to the source so meaning is not lost.
- The review date at the top of the page is updated only after that check.
Pages written this way
- Why a jumbo loan can become conforming over time
- How to compare your jumbo balance with the conforming limit
- Paying down a jumbo loan to refinance as conforming
- Jumbo to conforming refinance: how the switch works
- Is refinancing from jumbo to conforming worth the cost?
- When to keep your jumbo mortgage
- When are new conforming loan limits announced?
- How your home's value affects a jumbo to conforming refinance
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FHFA and consumer sources
- FHFA: Conforming loan limit values
- FHFA: About FHFA
- Fannie Mae Selling Guide B2-1.3-02: Limited cash-out refinance
- Fannie Mae Selling Guide B2-1.3-03: Cash-out refinance transactions
- Fannie Mae Selling Guide B3-4.1-01: Minimum reserve requirements
- CFPB: Loan Estimate explainer
- CFPB: What is a Loan Estimate?
- CFPB: What's the difference between a mortgage lender and a mortgage servicer?