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# Streamline refinance

Also called: fha streamline, va irrrl, irrrl

A reduced-documentation refinance available on some government-backed loans when the result benefits the borrower.

FHA and VA both offer streamlined paths that can waive parts of the usual documentation (sometimes income verification or the appraisal) when refinancing an existing loan of the same type.

Streamlines generally do not allow cash out beyond a small limit, and eligibility depends on payment history and on the refinance producing a genuine benefit under the program’s test.

## Related terms

- [RefinanceReplacing an existing mortgage with a new one to change the rate, the term, or both.](/glossary/refinance/)
- [FHA loanA government-insured mortgage designed to widen access to financing, with lower down payment and credit thresholds than most conventional loans.](/glossary/fha-loan/)
- [VA loanA mortgage guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Affairs for eligible service members, veterans, and some surviving spouses.](/glossary/va-loan/)

## Go deeper

- [FHA and VA streamline refinances](/blog/fha-va-streamline-refinance-less-docs/)

## More in Mortgage & lending

- [Amortization](/glossary/amortization/)
- [APR (Annual Percentage Rate)](/glossary/apr/)
- [ARM (Adjustable-Rate Mortgage)](/glossary/arm/)
- [Cash-out refinance](/glossary/cash-out-refinance/)
- [Closing costs](/glossary/closing-costs/)
- [Conforming loan](/glossary/conforming-loan/)

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