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FHA Loan worksheet

Grades 11–12 · CCSS HSA.SSE.B.4

Solve each problem and show your work. Round answers to 2 decimal places where needed.

  1. Problem 1.
    • Home price: $250,000
    • Down payment: 10% of price
    • Credit score: 580 or higher
    • Interest rate: 5.1% per year
    • Loan term: 20 years
    • Add the upfront MIP to the loan: Yes
    • Property tax: $4,000 per year
    • Home insurance: $1,400 per year

    Find: Total monthly payment (year 1)

  2. Problem 2.
    • Home price: $225,000
    • Down payment: 5% of price
    • Credit score: 580 or higher
    • Interest rate: 6% per year
    • Loan term: 15 years
    • Add the upfront MIP to the loan: Yes
    • Property tax: $3,200 per year
    • Home insurance: $1,400 per year

    Find: Total monthly payment (year 1)

  3. Problem 3.
    • Home price: $200,000
    • Down payment: 5% of price
    • Credit score: 580 or higher
    • Interest rate: 5.6% per year
    • Loan term: 30 years
    • Add the upfront MIP to the loan: Yes
    • Property tax: $4,000 per year
    • Home insurance: $900 per year

    Find: Total monthly payment (year 1)

  4. Problem 4.
    • Home price: $320,000
    • Down payment: 10% of price
    • Credit score: 580 or higher
    • Interest rate: 7% per year
    • Loan term: 15 years
    • Add the upfront MIP to the loan: Yes
    • Property tax: $3,000 per year
    • Home insurance: $1,800 per year

    Find: Total monthly payment (year 1)

  5. Problem 5.
    • Home price: $335,000
    • Down payment: 10% of price
    • Credit score: 500 to 579
    • Interest rate: 6.2% per year
    • Loan term: 15 years
    • Add the upfront MIP to the loan: Yes
    • Property tax: $2,800 per year
    • Home insurance: $1,900 per year

    Find: Total monthly payment (year 1)

  6. Problem 6.
    • Home price: $270,000
    • Down payment: 10% of price
    • Credit score: 500 to 579
    • Interest rate: 5.5% per year
    • Loan term: 15 years
    • Add the upfront MIP to the loan: Yes
    • Property tax: $4,000 per year
    • Home insurance: $1,800 per year

    Find: Total monthly payment (year 1)

  7. Problem 7.
    • Home price: $275,000
    • Down payment: 3.5% of price
    • Credit score: 580 or higher
    • Interest rate: 6% per year
    • Loan term: 30 years
    • Add the upfront MIP to the loan: Yes
    • Property tax: $2,600 per year
    • Home insurance: $1,850 per year

    Find: Total monthly payment (year 1)

  8. Problem 8.
    • Home price: $300,000
    • Down payment: 10% of price
    • Credit score: 580 or higher
    • Interest rate: 6.5% per year
    • Loan term: 20 years
    • Add the upfront MIP to the loan: Yes
    • Property tax: $3,200 per year
    • Home insurance: $2,100 per year

    Find: Total monthly payment (year 1)

  9. Problem 9.
    • Home price: $380,000
    • Down payment: 10% of price
    • Credit score: 500 to 579
    • Interest rate: 4.7% per year
    • Loan term: 20 years
    • Add the upfront MIP to the loan: Yes
    • Property tax: $3,500 per year
    • Home insurance: $1,500 per year

    Find: Total monthly payment (year 1)

  10. Problem 10.
    • Home price: $260,000
    • Down payment: 10% of price
    • Credit score: 500 to 579
    • Interest rate: 5.7% per year
    • Loan term: 15 years
    • Add the upfront MIP to the loan: Yes
    • Property tax: $3,800 per year
    • Home insurance: $1,500 per year

    Find: Total monthly payment (year 1)

Answer key: FHA Loan worksheet

  1. 1. Total monthly payment (year 1): $2,066.05

    1. Find the base loan: the home price minus your down payment

      $250,000.00−$250,000.00×10%=$225,000.00
    2. Find the loan-to-value (LTV): how much of the price you borrow. It sets your insurance rate

      $225,000.00$250,000.00=90%
    3. Work out the upfront mortgage insurance (MIP), which is 1.75% of the base loan

      $225,000.00×1.75%=$3,937.50
    4. Add the upfront MIP to the loan, since you chose to borrow it

      $225,000.00+$3,937.50=$228,937.50
    5. Find the monthly loan payment (principal and interest). A standard formula gives the one amount that pays off the loan, with interest, in 240 months

      $228,937.50×0.004251−(1+0.00425)−240=$1,523.56
    6. Look up the yearly MIP rate in HUD's table. A 20-year loan at 90% LTV, with a base loan at or under $726,200.00, pays this rate for 11 years

      annual MIP rate=0.5%
    7. Find the monthly MIP for the first year: the rate times your average balance that year, split over 12 months

      $221,981.34×0.5%12=$92.49
    8. Add it all up: the loan payment, MIP, tax, insurance and HOA dues

      $1,523.56+$92.49+$333.33+$116.67+$0.00=$2,066.05
  2. 2. Total monthly payment (year 1): $2,288.52

    1. Find the base loan: the home price minus your down payment

      $225,000.00−$225,000.00×5%=$213,750.00
    2. Find the loan-to-value (LTV): how much of the price you borrow. It sets your insurance rate

      $213,750.00$225,000.00=95%
    3. Work out the upfront mortgage insurance (MIP), which is 1.75% of the base loan

      $213,750.00×1.75%=$3,740.63
    4. Add the upfront MIP to the loan, since you chose to borrow it

      $213,750.00+$3,740.63=$217,490.63
    5. Find the monthly loan payment (principal and interest). A standard formula gives the one amount that pays off the loan, with interest, in 180 months

      $217,490.63×0.0051−(1+0.005)−180=$1,835.31
    6. Look up the yearly MIP rate in HUD's table. A 15-year loan at 95% LTV, with a base loan at or under $726,200.00, pays this rate for the whole loan

      annual MIP rate=0.4%
    7. Find the monthly MIP for the first year: the rate times your average balance that year, split over 12 months

      $209,639.39×0.4%12=$69.88
    8. Add it all up: the loan payment, MIP, tax, insurance and HOA dues

      $1,835.31+$69.88+$266.67+$116.67+$0.00=$2,288.52
  3. 3. Total monthly payment (year 1): $1,596.86

    1. Find the base loan: the home price minus your down payment

      $200,000.00−$200,000.00×5%=$190,000.00
    2. Find the loan-to-value (LTV): how much of the price you borrow. It sets your insurance rate

      $190,000.00$200,000.00=95%
    3. Work out the upfront mortgage insurance (MIP), which is 1.75% of the base loan

      $190,000.00×1.75%=$3,325.00
    4. Add the upfront MIP to the loan, since you chose to borrow it

      $190,000.00+$3,325.00=$193,325.00
    5. Find the monthly loan payment (principal and interest). A standard formula gives the one amount that pays off the loan, with interest, in 360 months

      $193,325.00×0.004666671−(1+0.00466667)−360=$1,109.84
    6. Look up the yearly MIP rate in HUD's table. A 30-year loan at 95% LTV, with a base loan at or under $726,200.00, pays this rate for the whole loan

      annual MIP rate=0.5%
    7. Find the monthly MIP for the first year: the rate times your average balance that year, split over 12 months

      $188,859.90×0.5%12=$78.69
    8. Add it all up: the loan payment, MIP, tax, insurance and HOA dues

      $1,109.84+$78.69+$333.33+$75.00+$0.00=$1,596.86
  4. 4. Total monthly payment (year 1): $3,069.29

    1. Find the base loan: the home price minus your down payment

      $320,000.00−$320,000.00×10%=$288,000.00
    2. Find the loan-to-value (LTV): how much of the price you borrow. It sets your insurance rate

      $288,000.00$320,000.00=90%
    3. Work out the upfront mortgage insurance (MIP), which is 1.75% of the base loan

      $288,000.00×1.75%=$5,040.00
    4. Add the upfront MIP to the loan, since you chose to borrow it

      $288,000.00+$5,040.00=$293,040.00
    5. Find the monthly loan payment (principal and interest). A standard formula gives the one amount that pays off the loan, with interest, in 180 months

      $293,040.00×0.005833331−(1+0.00583333)−180=$2,633.93
    6. Look up the yearly MIP rate in HUD's table. A 15-year loan at 90% LTV, with a base loan at or under $726,200.00, pays this rate for 11 years

      annual MIP rate=0.15%
    7. Find the monthly MIP for the first year: the rate times your average balance that year, split over 12 months

      $282,904.10×0.15%12=$35.36
    8. Add it all up: the loan payment, MIP, tax, insurance and HOA dues

      $2,633.93+$35.36+$250.00+$150.00+$0.00=$3,069.29
  5. 5. Total monthly payment (year 1): $3,050.66

    1. Find the base loan: the home price minus your down payment

      $335,000.00−$335,000.00×10%=$301,500.00
    2. Find the loan-to-value (LTV): how much of the price you borrow. It sets your insurance rate

      $301,500.00$335,000.00=90%
    3. Work out the upfront mortgage insurance (MIP), which is 1.75% of the base loan

      $301,500.00×1.75%=$5,276.25
    4. Add the upfront MIP to the loan, since you chose to borrow it

      $301,500.00+$5,276.25=$306,776.25
    5. Find the monthly loan payment (principal and interest). A standard formula gives the one amount that pays off the loan, with interest, in 180 months

      $306,776.25×0.005166671−(1+0.00516667)−180=$2,622.02
    6. Look up the yearly MIP rate in HUD's table. A 15-year loan at 90% LTV, with a base loan at or under $726,200.00, pays this rate for 11 years

      annual MIP rate=0.15%
    7. Find the monthly MIP for the first year: the rate times your average balance that year, split over 12 months

      $295,796.89×0.15%12=$36.97
    8. Add it all up: the loan payment, MIP, tax, insurance and HOA dues

      $2,622.02+$36.97+$233.33+$158.33+$0.00=$3,050.66
  6. 6. Total monthly payment (year 1): $2,533.36

    1. Find the base loan: the home price minus your down payment

      $270,000.00−$270,000.00×10%=$243,000.00
    2. Find the loan-to-value (LTV): how much of the price you borrow. It sets your insurance rate

      $243,000.00$270,000.00=90%
    3. Work out the upfront mortgage insurance (MIP), which is 1.75% of the base loan

      $243,000.00×1.75%=$4,252.50
    4. Add the upfront MIP to the loan, since you chose to borrow it

      $243,000.00+$4,252.50=$247,252.50
    5. Find the monthly loan payment (principal and interest). A standard formula gives the one amount that pays off the loan, with interest, in 180 months

      $247,252.50×0.004583331−(1+0.00458333)−180=$2,020.26
    6. Look up the yearly MIP rate in HUD's table. A 15-year loan at 90% LTV, with a base loan at or under $726,200.00, pays this rate for 11 years

      annual MIP rate=0.15%
    7. Find the monthly MIP for the first year: the rate times your average balance that year, split over 12 months

      $238,131.29×0.15%12=$29.77
    8. Add it all up: the loan payment, MIP, tax, insurance and HOA dues

      $2,020.26+$29.77+$333.33+$150.00+$0.00=$2,533.36
  7. 7. Total monthly payment (year 1): $2,110.69

    1. Find the base loan: the home price minus your down payment

      $275,000.00−$275,000.00×3.5%=$265,375.00
    2. Find the loan-to-value (LTV): how much of the price you borrow. It sets your insurance rate

      $265,375.00$275,000.00=96.5%
    3. Work out the upfront mortgage insurance (MIP), which is 1.75% of the base loan

      $265,375.00×1.75%=$4,644.06
    4. Add the upfront MIP to the loan, since you chose to borrow it

      $265,375.00+$4,644.06=$270,019.06
    5. Find the monthly loan payment (principal and interest). A standard formula gives the one amount that pays off the loan, with interest, in 360 months

      $270,019.06×0.0051−(1+0.005)−360=$1,618.90
    6. Look up the yearly MIP rate in HUD's table. A 30-year loan at 96.5% LTV, with a base loan at or under $726,200.00, pays this rate for the whole loan

      annual MIP rate=0.55%
    7. Find the monthly MIP for the first year: the rate times your average balance that year, split over 12 months

      $263,897.51×0.55%12=$120.95
    8. Add it all up: the loan payment, MIP, tax, insurance and HOA dues

      $1,618.90+$120.95+$216.67+$154.17+$0.00=$2,110.69
  8. 8. Total monthly payment (year 1): $2,601.16

    1. Find the base loan: the home price minus your down payment

      $300,000.00−$300,000.00×10%=$270,000.00
    2. Find the loan-to-value (LTV): how much of the price you borrow. It sets your insurance rate

      $270,000.00$300,000.00=90%
    3. Work out the upfront mortgage insurance (MIP), which is 1.75% of the base loan

      $270,000.00×1.75%=$4,725.00
    4. Add the upfront MIP to the loan, since you chose to borrow it

      $270,000.00+$4,725.00=$274,725.00
    5. Find the monthly loan payment (principal and interest). A standard formula gives the one amount that pays off the loan, with interest, in 240 months

      $274,725.00×0.005416671−(1+0.00541667)−240=$2,048.28
    6. Look up the yearly MIP rate in HUD's table. A 20-year loan at 90% LTV, with a base loan at or under $726,200.00, pays this rate for 11 years

      annual MIP rate=0.5%
    7. Find the monthly MIP for the first year: the rate times your average balance that year, split over 12 months

      $266,916.64×0.5%12=$111.22
    8. Add it all up: the loan payment, MIP, tax, insurance and HOA dues

      $2,048.28+$111.22+$266.67+$175.00+$0.00=$2,601.16
  9. 9. Total monthly payment (year 1): $2,796.44

    1. Find the base loan: the home price minus your down payment

      $380,000.00−$380,000.00×10%=$342,000.00
    2. Find the loan-to-value (LTV): how much of the price you borrow. It sets your insurance rate

      $342,000.00$380,000.00=90%
    3. Work out the upfront mortgage insurance (MIP), which is 1.75% of the base loan

      $342,000.00×1.75%=$5,985.00
    4. Add the upfront MIP to the loan, since you chose to borrow it

      $342,000.00+$5,985.00=$347,985.00
    5. Find the monthly loan payment (principal and interest). A standard formula gives the one amount that pays off the loan, with interest, in 240 months

      $347,985.00×0.003916671−(1+0.00391667)−240=$2,239.27
    6. Look up the yearly MIP rate in HUD's table. A 20-year loan at 90% LTV, with a base loan at or under $726,200.00, pays this rate for 11 years

      annual MIP rate=0.5%
    7. Find the monthly MIP for the first year: the rate times your average balance that year, split over 12 months

      $337,200.70×0.5%12=$140.50
    8. Add it all up: the loan payment, MIP, tax, insurance and HOA dues

      $2,239.27+$140.50+$291.67+$125.00+$0.00=$2,796.44
  10. 10. Total monthly payment (year 1): $2,441.14

    1. Find the base loan: the home price minus your down payment

      $260,000.00−$260,000.00×10%=$234,000.00
    2. Find the loan-to-value (LTV): how much of the price you borrow. It sets your insurance rate

      $234,000.00$260,000.00=90%
    3. Work out the upfront mortgage insurance (MIP), which is 1.75% of the base loan

      $234,000.00×1.75%=$4,095.00
    4. Add the upfront MIP to the loan, since you chose to borrow it

      $234,000.00+$4,095.00=$238,095.00
    5. Find the monthly loan payment (principal and interest). A standard formula gives the one amount that pays off the loan, with interest, in 180 months

      $238,095.00×0.004751−(1+0.00475)−180=$1,970.80
    6. Look up the yearly MIP rate in HUD's table. A 15-year loan at 90% LTV, with a base loan at or under $726,200.00, pays this rate for 11 years

      annual MIP rate=0.15%
    7. Find the monthly MIP for the first year: the rate times your average balance that year, split over 12 months

      $229,387.65×0.15%12=$28.67
    8. Add it all up: the loan payment, MIP, tax, insurance and HOA dues

      $1,970.80+$28.67+$316.67+$125.00+$0.00=$2,441.14