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Anonymous
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DTI Question For FHA

We are looking to purchase a home with an FHA loan.

 

Our FICO scores range from 737-750. 

 

We have around $30,000 avaliable.

 

The home we are looking at purchasing added with our currently debt would put us at around 45% DTI. 

 

Do you think we should still be able to get approved for FHA? 

 

I've read varying reports from 41%-43% with others saying approval for DTI as high as 50-51%.

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Anonymous
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Re: DTI Question For FHA

Varying on the lender you should be fine! 

I am going through the mortage loan process with Quicken Loans right now and they are allowing us to go all the way up to 55% Smiley Happy 

Personally I've had a great experience with them and would recommend them to my friends/family, but YMMV. 

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StartingOver10
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@Anonymous wrote:

We are looking to purchase a home with an FHA loan.

 

Our FICO scores range from 737-750. 

 

We have around $30,000 avaliable.

 

The home we are looking at purchasing added with our currently debt would put us at around 45% DTI. 

 

Do you think we should still be able to get approved for FHA? 

 

I've read varying reports from 41%-43% with others saying approval for DTI as high as 50-51%.


41% to 43% is usually max for conforming conventional loans with big box banks (their guidelines are a little more strict)

 

FHA can go to a max of 56.99% for total debt ratio.  Many lenders do have an overlay limiting the max to 50% to 55%.  Each lender can set their own guidelines.

 

You are in excellent shape with a 45% backend ratio for FHA or conventional if you use someone besides one of the big box banks Smiley Happy

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Mrsg714
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Re: DTI Question For FHA

I closed on my FHA loan in May with a DTI of 45%. I think the only requirement of our lender was that my score had to be 620+. That's obviously not an issue for you.
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Anonymous
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We got great news today! We applied for FHA loan to purchase a house, and obviously my math was a little off. Our DTI came back at 41% with the house purchase (I thought we were around 45%). We got approval and locked in at 3.5%. Yeah!!!

 

Thanks for all your input!

 

 

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DallasLoanGuy
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why are you buying fha?

 

conventional is WAY BETTER with those scores

 

 

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