Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Mortgage & Refinance Tips: Debt To Income Ratios

Debt to Income Ratios, often referred to as ?DTI?s?, are a key calculation used in the refinance, debt consolidation, and purchase mortgage application process. A debt to income ratio is arrived at by dividing your monthly debt payments by your pre-tax income. Debt to income ratios are finally used to determine how much money you can borrow, and a thorough knowledge of DTIs can help you get the most value from your refinance, debt consolidation or purchase mortgage transaction.
There are two different types of debt to income ratios which are used in refinance, debt consolidation or purchase mortgage underwriting, a Front End Ratio (or ?Front Ratio?) and a Back End Ratio (or ?Back Ratio?).
The Front Ratio is calculated by dividing the sum of your total monthly View the rest of this article


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