Super jumbo mortgage loans are essential for high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals looking for purchase or refinance loans ranging from $5 to $30 million or more. A super jumbo mortgage is a loan that far exceeds the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s conforming loan limits. In 2023, the conforming limit in most counties is $726,200 for single-family residences. A “jumbo” loan amount is therefore at least $726,201. A “super jumbo” loan starts much higher, typically $5 million.
Each year, the FHFA sets the exact limits shown in the first three columns of the above table for conforming, super-conforming (high-cost areas), and jumbo loans.
For super jumbo loans, however, that is a grayer territory. There is no FHFA definition for super jumbo loans. Generally speaking, depending on the lender, a super jumbo loan is usually anywhere from $5 million to $30 million.
Therefore, when it comes to jumbo vs super jumbo mortgage, super jumbo mortgages are in their own special category:
- They cater to ultra-luxury markets, where properties are priced at $5 million, $10 million, $20 million, and beyond.
- Like jumbo loans, super jumbo loans require manual underwriting. However, the level of underwriting scrutiny for super jumbo loans is particularly high, and usually entails a second level of review, due to the larger loan amount and higher risk involved.
- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will not purchase super jumbo loans, which means the lender is required to retain these loans on their books, contributing to increased risk and exposure.
- Due to the risk and special expertise required, very few lenders offer super jumbo loans.
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