Conforming loans have terms and conditions that follow the guidelines set forth by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. These two stockholder-owned corporations purchase mortgage loans complying with the guidelines from mortgage lending institutions, packages the mortgages into securities and sell the securities to investors. By doing so, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, like Ginnie Mae, provide a continuous flow of affordable funds for home financing that results in the availability of mortgage credit for Americans.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac guidelines establish the maximum loan amount, borrower credit and income requirements, down payment, and suitable properties. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announce new loan limits every year.
The 2014 conforming loan limits for first mortgages in Florida:
| One-family | $417,000 |
| Two-family | $533,850 |
| Three-family | $645,300 |
| Four-family | $801,950 |
The loan amount for second mortgages in Florida is $208,500. The sum of the original loan amounts of the first and second mortgages cannot exceed $417,000.
