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"Financing America's Hospitals"

The Federal Housing Administration can help you access AFFORDABLE financing for your hospital's capital project. Since the program began in 1968, FHA has supported the development of hundreds of communities across America by insuring 358 hospital mortgages totaling $13.5 billion. Clients range from small rural facilities to some of the nation's top urban teaching hospitals.

FHA Credit Enhancement:

  • U.S. Government Backing Enhances Your Hospital's Creditworthiness:
  • Your Resulting AA to AAA Credit Rating = Lower Interest Rates
  • Lower Interest Rates = More Spending Power to Address Community Needs

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Hospitals That Choose FHA:

  • Hospitals in all 50 States and Territories
  • Acute Care Hospitals
  • Critical Access Hospitals
  • Large Urban Teaching Hospitals
  • Hospitals in Systems
  • For-Profit, Not-for-Profit, and Government-Owned Hospitals

FHA Loan Possibilities:

  • Remodeling
  • Expansion
  • Modernization
  • Equipment
  • Refinancing

Streamlined Application Process:

  • Fast-Track Processing Available
  • Reduced Documentation Requirements
  • Seven Loan Commitments Issued in Seven Days in Seven States
  • Median Application Processing Time of 51 days in 2007

Attractive Loan Terms:

  • No Maximum Loan Amount
  • Loan-to-Value May Be Up To 90%
  • No Cash Required At Closing with Sufficient Equity
  • FHA Insures 99% of Loan Amount

Flexible Funding Options:

  • Taxable Bonds
  • Tax-Exempt Bonds
  • Ginnie Mae Securities
  • Whole Loan Placements

Other FHA Advantages:

  • Design-Build Form of Contracting Allowed for Projects Under $30 Million
  • Enable Flexible Loan Covenants
  • Professional Staff Focused on Customer Service
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CLIENT QUOTES

"FHA has financed our growth, and our growth has created our success. It has been a wonderful partnership through the years, and I am in your debt."
-Spencer Foreman, M.D., CEO, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY

"We are deeply grateful to FHA for supporting our goal to build this world-class hospital facility."
-Stuart Smith, Executive Director, Medical University Hospital Authority, Charleston, SC

"Please thank your staff for processing our loan application in 79 days and for their professionalism.... I recommend rural hospitals seriously consider FHA mortgage insurance."
-Arlene Harms, Former CEO, Melissa Memorial Hospital, Holyoke, CO

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