FHA®
242
Arbor provides FHA-insured loans for acute care hospital facilities ranging from large teaching institutions to small rural critical access hospitals. The FHA assists hospitals access affordable financing for capital projects. Uses include new construction, refinancing, and modernization, remodeling, equipment and expansion.
| Loan Term | 25-year permanent loan plus a construction period. |
| Amortization | Fully amortizing after 25 years, not to exceed 90% of remaining economic life. |
| Maximum Loan Amount | No limit on the amount that can be insured, subject to a loan-to-replacement cost of 90% or the costs to refinance in a 242-223(f). Hospitals can pledge existing assets to meet the loan-to-value test |
| Fixed Rate | Fixed rate for the length of the mortgage. |
| Eligible Hospitals | The project to be financed with a mortgage insured under this part shall involve the construction of a new hospital, the substantial rehabilitation (or replacement) of an existing hospital, the limited rehabilitation of an existing hospital, the acquisition of an existing hospital, or the refinancing of the capital debt of an existing hospital pursuant to Section 223(a)(7) or Section 223(f). |
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| Eligible Borrower | The mortgagor shall be a public mortgagor (i.e., an owner of a public facility), a private non-profit corporation or association, or a profit-motivated mortgagor meeting the definition of “hospital” in §242.1. The mortgagor shall be approved by HUD and, except in those cases where the hospital is leased as permitted in §242.72, shall possess the powers necessary and incidental to operating a hospital. Eligible proprietary or profit-motivated mortgagors may include for-profit corporations, limited partnerships, and limited liability corporations and companies, but may not include natural persons, joint ventures, and general partnerships. Any proposed mortgagor must demonstrate that it has a continuity of organization commensurate with the term of the mortgage loan being insured. For new organizations, or those whose continuity is necessarily dependent upon an individual or individuals, broad community participation is required. |
| Recourse | Non-recourse |
| Required Reports | Study of market need and financial feasibility, Phase I Environmental and Appraisal. |
| Prepayment | Negotiable, depending on the term and loan amount. |
| Expense Escrow | Yes – sufficient to cover Arbor’s expenses and third-party report costs. |
| Origination Fee | Negotiable |
| HUD Application Fee | A commitment fee that, when added to the application fee will aggregate $3 per $1,000 of the amount of the loan set forth in the commitment, shall be paid within 30 days of the date of issuance of the commitment. If such fee is not paid within this 30-day period, the commitment shall automatically terminate. |
| HUD Inspection Fee | 0.5% of the mortgage amount for new construction or sub-rehabilitation. Between 0.10% and 0.40% for 5% to 19% hard costs. |
| Legal/Closing Fee | Borrower pays Arbor’s counsel fee and miscellaneous closing costs. |
| HDavis Bacon | Davis Bacon wage requirements apply to new construction and/or subrehabilitation. Not required on repairs pursuant to 242 / 223(f). |
| HUD Mortgage Insurance Premium (MIP) | 0.70% of the loan amount for a 242. 0.65% for a 242 / 223(f). |
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