When is a loan eligable for a streamline refinance

The loan you are refinancing must be an FHA Loan (can not have been a FHA Secure Loan). The old and new terms must fall under one of the following scenerio's

ARM-ARM Immediate payment reduction required and the maximum interest rate of the new mortgage doesn't exceed the maximum interest rate of the old.
ARM-Fixed Interest rate on the new Fixed will be no greater than 2% above the current rate of the ARM
Fixed-ARM Interest rate of the new mortgage is at least 2% below the interest rate of the current mortgage
Fixed-Hybrid ARM Immediate payment reduction is required

The loan being refinance must be FHA insured and you can not increase the term of the loan more than 10 years.

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