The
most simple choice, a true No Doc loan requires no employment,
income, or assets
to be stated on your loan application. Lender' do
not verify any information beyond your credit profile and the value
of the property. This is the product of choice if your asset or
income is difficult to verify or if you simply do not want the
"hassle" of traditional mortgage documentation. Your good credit, a
decent property and we are done. This loan is best used for a
self-employed people.
Another option would be to add your employment to the
application. This program is frequently described as a "NINA" (No
Income No Asset") loan. In this case, Lender will verify your
employment, but again, no income or assets are on the application.
If you are self employed, the business must be verified with a
business license, written contracts, supplier invoices or similar
documentation. If you are employed by a company, Lender will
verify your employment but nothing else. This small bit of
documentation will generally save you 0.125% on the interest rate.
Yet another option would be to have us verify your assets but not
income or employment. Using this approach will require verifiable,
relatively liquid assets of not less than 6 months of your PITI.
Again, this bit of documentation will usually save you .125 on the
rate. If your situation will allow you to verify both assets and
employment, you are better served with the Stated or No Income
Verification program. If there is an issue with your debt to income
ratio, you may want to consider a No Ratio loan.
No Doc Mortgages are available for Single Family, Townhouse, some
manufactured housing, and low rise condos. Some programs allow high
rise condos 2-4 unit buildings, second homes, or investment
properties but are slightly more expensive or require more equity.
Allowable uses are for purchase or rate and term refinance. The
programs will allow a "cash out" refinance but there are limitations
on the allowable cash back. The fundamental thing to keep in mind
with true NO Doc Mortgages is that the lender only has your credit
profile and property to evaluate. If your situation allows
verification of either employment or assets you will save some money
because you have lowered the lenders risk. The choice is yours.
No Ratio Loan:
A No Ratio Mortgage is a useful option if you are carrying more
debt than a traditional mortgage loan will allow. In traditional
mortgage banking your debt to income ratio is one of the key factors
in determining loan approval. Your debt ratio is calculated by
dividing your total monthly payments by your monthly pre tax income.
If your ratio is 40% or more, a traditional mortgage is very
difficult without pristine credit and very substantial reserves.
With a No Ratio Mortgage, no income information is included with the
application so no ratio calculations are made.
No Ratio Mortgages are available for Single Family, Townhouse,
some manufactured housing, and low rise condos. Some programs allow
high rise condos 2-4 unit buildings, second homes, or investment
properties but are slightly more expensive or require more equity.
Allowable uses are for purchase or rate and term refinance. The
programs will allow a "cash out" refinance but there are limitations
on the allowable cash back.
Stated Income Loan:
Stated Income Mortgage Loans are the most commonly
used and least expensive product in the reduced or no documentation
suite of programs. A Stated Income Mortgage Loan is often the
perfect choice if you have verifiable employment (self employment is
fine) and assets but your verifiable income is just a little low for
what you want to do.
After a very thorough analysis of your debt and
verified assets, Lender will assist you in determining the
income to be stated on the application to meet the ratio calculation
requirements. All other information on the application is verified.
The Stated Income Mortgage is the least expensive product if it
works for you. If not, a No Ratio or true No Doc mortgage but may be
a better choice. The point is, with decent credit, I can guide you
to the least expensive program which will work in your specific
situation.
Stated Income Mortgage Loans are available for Single
Family, Townhouse, some manufactured housing, and low rise condos.
Some programs allow high rise condos 2-4 unit buildings, second
homes, or investment properties but are slightly more expensive or
require more equity. Allowable uses are for purchase or rate and
term refinance. The programs will allow a "cash out" refinance but
there are limitations on the allowable cash back.