FHA Gift Funds in Texas: Rules for Using Family Money

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About 30% of mortgage buyers used a gift or loan from family or friends, Zillow reported this week. Here is how FHA gift funds work under HUD rules: who can give, what the gift letter must say, how to document the transfer, what money cannot be a gift and how Texas buyers can keep the gift from delaying closing.

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