Depends on the program you are qualifying for. For FHA loans, on accounts that have payments of $100 or less, with 10 months or less remaining, they can be excluded from the debt ratio. For conventional I've had accounts higher than $100/mo in payments and 10 or less payments left and they were excluded as well.
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