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Assessing Your ‘Debt-to-Income Ratio’ and Why This Number Matters When Getting a Mortgage

August 23, 2022 by Patrick Jones

For those who are looking to buy a home soon, keep in mind that the Debt-to-Income ratio of the borrower plays a huge role in the approval of your mortgage application. A low DTI may make it easier for the lender and the underwriter to justify making a loan to the borrower.

Filed Under: Mortagage Tips Tagged With: Debt To Income Ratio, Mortgage Approval, Mortgage Loan Information

How Do Mortgage Lenders Decide How Much You Can Borrow?

September 3, 2020 by Patrick Jones

When you visit your lender to get a mortgage for your home, they will tell you the maximum amount that you are allowed to borrow. But how do they reach this total and what factors do they take into consideration?

Filed Under: Home Mortgage Tips Tagged With: Debt To Income Ratio, Mortgage Lenders, Percentage Of Gross Monthly Income

Assessing Your ‘Debt-to-Income Ratio’ and Why This Number Matters When Getting a Mortgage

July 22, 2015 by Patrick Jones

For those who are looking to buy a home soon, keep in mind that the Debt-to-Income ratio of the borrower plays a huge role in the approval of your mortgage application. A low DTI may make it easier for the lender and the underwriter to justify making a loan to the borrower.

Filed Under: Mortagage Tips Tagged With: Debt To Income Ratio, Mortgage Approval, Mortgage Loan Information

How Do Mortgage Lenders Decide How Much You Can Borrow?

March 11, 2014 by Patrick Jones

When you visit your lender to get a mortgage for your home, they will tell you the maximum amount that you are allowed to borrow. But how do they reach this total and what factors do they take into consideration?

Filed Under: Home Mortgage Tips Tagged With: Debt To Income Ratio, Mortgage Lenders, Percentage Of Gross Monthly Income

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