Saturday, June 17, 2017 - Article by: Anna N. Ryan - Platinum Mortgage Company -
These are the guidelines for one of our low doc programs. We have several to offer our clients in CA, WA and OR.
OCCUPANCY? Owner-Occupied (Primary Residence)? Second Home? Investment Property- No maximum number of properties- The total indebtedness to a single entity may not exceed $2.4 million.- All simultaneous transactions must be identified and submitted concurrently
PROPERTY TYPE? SFR, Townhomes, PUDs, Condos? Attached PUDs, Condos Project must be approved by Lender? 2-4 Units
PRODUCTS? Fully amortized 5/1 LIBOR ARM only
QUALIFYING RATE? Greater of the fully indexed rate or the note rate
QUALIFYING RATIOS? Owner-Occupied (Primary Residence) : 50%? Second Home : 50%? Investment Property : 50%**Exceptions may be granted for higher than 50% DTI with compensating factors
LOAN AMOUNT? Minimum: $ 100,000 / Maximum: $ 1,000,000
BORROWER ELIGIBILITY? U.S. citizens? Lawful Permanent Residents? We accept borrowers with certain visas that permit work and residency in the US but we have document requirement; Copy of passport, visa I94, I485 and verification from attorney on green card processing and expected status adjustment date. We do require these borrowers to have established credit and escrow for taxes.? Foreign National not eligible? Non-Occupant co-borrower is not allowed
NON ARMS LENGTH TRANSACTION? Gift of equity, Sale by Owner and any other non-arm's length transactions are not permitted
CREDIT SCORE? Minimum credit score of 700 (middle score of 3)
CREDIT HISTORY? Credit scores must be based on a minimum of 3 tradelines Open & Active for at least 24 months? Non-traditional credit - Not permitted? Mortgage Payments History : 0x30 within last 12 months , 1x30 within last 24 months? Housing Payment History : 0x30 within last 12 months? Revolving Credit Lates : 0x30 allowed in the last 12 - Months? Installment Credit Lates : 0x30 allowed in the last 12 - Months? Bankruptcy , Foreclosure, Short Sale, Deed-in-Lieu: 7 years- exception may be granted with a satisfactory written explanation and/or at reduced LTV? Consumer Credit Counseling - Treated same as bankruptcy? Judgments, Charge-offs - Must be released and over 24 months old? Liens, Collections - Must be paid thru escrow with borrower's own funds : Exception Of Cash Out Transaction
MONTHLY DEBT OBLIGATIONS ? HELOC Payment:- Principal and interest payment using fully indexed rate for full line amount regardless it has been used or not
? Evidence, such as 12 months canceled checks, that the debt has been paid out of company funds? The underwriter may condition for CPA or borrower to prepare P&L (Cash Flow Analysis) that the business took the payment of the debt into consideration.
EMPLOYMENT? Self-employed only? Self-employed is defined as borrower owns 25% or greater of ownership interest in a business.? The business may be a sole proprietorship, a partnership (general or limited), an S corporation or a corporation.? Borrower is paid 1099 and files a Schedule C? Realtors are considered Self-Employed? Borrower must be self-employed for at least 2 years in same line of work? Business phone number must be verifiable via 411 or internet? Self-employed business license or CPA letter verifying borrower's ownership of business for last two years
INCOME? 12 consecutive month's personal bank statements to verify ability to repay- Personal Account (only one account maybe used to determine qualifying income you cannot mix checking and savings)- Deposits must be consistent and typical- Large Deposits higher than 25% of the total monthly qualified income and/or typical deposits must be sourced to determine if funds came from a business source- If another person other than the borrower's spouse is on the bank statements (and not on the loan), only 50% of the total deposits can be used for calculating income- Non borrowing spouse on the bank statements you must determine which portion of the income is the borrower- Determined total monthly average deposited and divided by 12 to determine the qualifying income? Deposits that CANNOT BE USED in the average of the total S/E qualifying income are as follows- Credit back from credit/Debit returns- Direct Deposit for spouses income- Direct Deposits for VA/SSI/Disability- Transfers from another account (if borrower transfers money from his business account to pay themselves the transfers must be consistent and not on off's)- Interest paid- Child Support or Foster Care income- Payroll Advance- Rental Income- Large Deposits by more than 25% of total income that can't be determined as an income source * NOTE: No NSF, Returned Item or Negative Balances to be reflected on any bank statement.? May allow Business Bank statements to be used in calculation of qualifying income in the following circumstances- The borrower(s) use their personal bank account as their business bank account- The borrower is 100% owner of the business and uses business account for all transactions including paying personal liabilities- The borrower is paid 1099 and files a schedule C? Supplemental Income- Rental income: For existing investment property : a copy of the Schedule E must be provided(Note: Please exclude rental income deposited on personal bank statements to calculate Self Employed income)- For new investment property - fully executed lease agreement must be provided
ASSET? Checking, Savings, Time Deposit, Money Market: Must be verified by 3 months bank statements or VOD with 3 months average balance? Mutual Funds and Stocks: When used for reserves, 60% of the value of stock and mutual funds may be used? Retirement Funds- Vested funds from individual retirement accounts and tax-favored retirement savings accounts may be used as a source of funds for the down payment, closing costs or reserves.- When funds from these sources are used for the down payment or closing costs, any applicable withdrawal penalties or income tax must be subtracted so that only the net withdrawal is counted.- To account for withdrawal penalties and estimated taxes, include only 60%, less any new or outstanding loan(s), of the vested amount in its determination of the borrower's available reserves.- When a retirement account only allows withdrawals in connection with the borrower's employment termination, retirement or death, do not consider the vested funds as reserves.? Business Assets:- The borrower must have 100% ownership of the business. The Company CPA to verify that withdrawal of funds has no adverse effect to business.? Gift Funds: Not Allowed? Large Deposits- Any large deposit not consistent with the borrower's employment and/or over 25% of borrower's earnings must be fully explained and sourced with acceptable documentation in order to be eligible for down payment, closing costs, earnest money deposit and reserves.- All funds used for down payment, closing costs, earnest money deposit and reserves must be from an acceptable source and clearly not be a result of undisclosed borrowed funds or incentive from an interested party such as a seller, real estate agent or developer.- A large deposit could be a single deposit or multiple deposits over a period of time that in aggregate, result in a large deposit.- A review of the borrower's financial profile must be conducted in order to draw a conclusion that a deposit must be sourced.
RESERVES? All loans require 6 months PITI in verified liquid reserves? Borrowers who own additional rental properties must have 6 months PITI for each additional financed property
INTERESTED PARTY CONTRIBUTIONS? 3% regardless of LTV/CLTV
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