Closing costs that may be charged to the buyer are considered "allowable" closing costs per HUD. These are buyer costs that are reasonable and customary as determined by the local FHA office. All other costs are considered non-allowable are are generally paid by the seller when purchasing a home or the lender when refinancing your current FHA mortgage. The following tables gives a break down of these costs:
Allowable
Non-allowable
Appraisal
Fee (if customary)
Credit
Report Fee
Compliance
Inspection Fee (max $75)
EEM
Report Fee
Endorsement
Fee (related to title insurance only)
Escrow
Fee (1/2 of the total transaction fee and not more than
the seller)
Home
Inspection Fee
Notary
Fee
Origination
Fee (max 1% of loan)
Recording
Fee
Title
Insurance
Allowable in
a Refinance
Beneficiary
Statement
Courier
Fee
Wire
Transfer Fee
Payoff
of other bills
Reconveyance
Fee
Bring-down
Fee
Processing
Fee
Document
Preparation Fee (unless the documents were prepared by a
company other than the lender)
Documentary
Transfer Stamp Tax
Flood
Certification Fee
Inspection
Fee (only FHA appraisal compliance inspection are
permitted)
Loan
Tie-in Fee
Photo
Fee
Tax
Service Fee
Underwriting
Fee
The
aforementioned list of FHA closing costs is not an
all-inclusive list. If you have questions, please call
us at (602) 993-0000 for clarification.