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Non Qualified Mortgage Loans

Non-Qualified Mortgage Loan

is any home loan that doesn’t comply with the 

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) existing rules on Qualified Mortgage. 

Non-Qualified Mortgages (Non-QM) are designed for good borrowers with good credit and unique financial circumstances; self-employed borrowers that cannot show their income documentation,  tax returns, schedules, 1040, etc. or have less than 2 years of self-employment history. Also, for those that have a greater than 43% Debt-to-Income ratio (DTI). 

Owner occupancy

0 x 30 late payments in the last 12 months on housing history

1 x 30 late payments in the last 12 months in non-housing history

Letter of explanation for any credit issues (one-time issues such as bankruptcies or foreclosures)

Low LTVs, typically less than 80%, but sometimes even lower

Adequate assets to serve as reserves for 6 to 12 months

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