When assets are being used for down payment of a new home, towards closing costs on a refinance or even to document that the borrower has enough reserves (typically a couple months of mortgage payments) in the bank after closing; they need to be documented.
Do I Really Have to Provide All Pages of My Bank Statements?
Filed Under: Home Buying Tagged With: assets, bank statements, documentation, underwriting
How Strong Are Your Legs?
A borrower in a mortgage transaction is kind of viewed like a chair with four legs. The legs on the chair provide strength to the base or seat of the chair. If one leg is shorter than the others, the chair is still strong, but may wobble a bit. Shorten two legs and the chair becomes less stable. Three week legs and the chair is just waiting to tip over on you.
So how strong are the legs of your chair? [Read more…]
Filed Under: Credit & Financial Strategy, Home Buying Tagged With: assets, credit history, credit scores, employment, income, underwriting




