The Mortgage Files
Nationally syndicated mortgage news and advice from Senior Loan Officer Scott Sheldon.
How Divorce Affects Your Ability To Qualify For A Mortgage
Getting a mortgage loan is challenging enough, with strict underwriting, providing detailed explanations, sourcing of monies and debt ratios, adding a divorce into the mix makes things even more technical for the divorced borrower. The good news is despite most divorce circumstances, many can still successfully obtain financing. Here’s what to know and do when…
Read More about How Divorce Affects Your Ability To Qualify For A Mortgage$72,000 Income: How Much House Payment Can I Qualify For?
This it depends on all four factors of creating a mortgage, credit, debt, income and assets. Assuming you have the necessary assets for down payment and/or reserves in the bank and your credit score is considered good, let’s look at the meat and potatoes, is there enough income to offset all monthly liabilities? How the…
Read More about $72,000 Income: How Much House Payment Can I Qualify For?How Loan To Value Affects Interest Rate
Many of the mortgages being made today contain higher loan to values. These loans contain inherent “risk based pricing” which causes the rates to change. What is loan to value anyway? The loan to value (LTV) is defined as the amount of money you’re borrowing against the value of your the property expressed as a…
Read More about How Loan To Value Affects Interest RateWhat exactly is a large cash deposit going into my bank account?
Large cash deposits have to be sourced and paper trailedwhether doing a purchase or refinance transaction. One of the things lenders are required to do is source all money used in a transaction even funds not being used for the transaction. For example if you’re making $5000 a month and you get a deposit in…
Read More about What exactly is a large cash deposit going into my bank account?How To Get a Sonoma County Mortgage Loan
If you are thinking about how to get a Sonoma County Mortgage loan please stop and make sure to read this article in its entirety. The mortgage loan process has transformed in the last few months and obtaining a Sonoma County mortgage loan is not a simple as it used to be. For illustration purposes…
Read More about How To Get a Sonoma County Mortgage LoanHow Your Fico Score Affects Your Ability To Get A Mortgage
“Why can’t I get the interest rates I see advertised on the Internet.” One of the most important characteristics of securing a mortgage is your Fico Score. Simply put, the lower the credit score higher the interest rate. How Your Fico Score rates is what determines both your eligibility for the mortgage as well as…
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