Are all banks using the new conforming loan limits for Kings County? Do you know if they are using the $729,750 number or $625,500 number for single units? Or…do we have to use Frannie and Freddie to get the new limits? Thanks!


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  1. Fannie and Freddie don’t directly offer loans. You go to a mortgage broker or bank and they offer you a loan and then they sell that loan to Fannie or Freddie if they can. If you qualify for a conforming loan–which not only involves the loan limit, but also your income, downpayment, and documentation–they will probably give you one because the conforming mortgage rates are quite a bit lower than Jumbo/AltA/Subprime rates. Before the crisis, some brokers did not do conforming mortgages at all, but I think that is a thing of the past now that everyone wants those 5% or less mortgages if they can get them.