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100

This automated underwriting system returns an Approve/Eligible finding for Fannie casefiles.

What is Desktop Underwriter (DU)?

100

This automated underwriting system can return Accept/Eligible for a Freddie casefile.

What is Loan Product Advisor (LPA)?

100

This document establishes a veteran's VA loan eligibility and is required on all VA loans in ZHL's matrix.

What is a Certificate of Eligibility (COE)?

100

On a standard FHA purchase, the minimum required investment is this share of the purchase price.

What is 3.5%?

100

In Home Alone, this last-named family accidentally leaves Kevin behind in its large suburban home.

Who are the McCallisters?

200

This Fannie low-down-payment product appears alongside Freddie's Home Possible in ZHL's 95–97% LTV purchase matrix.

What is HomeReady? 

200

This Freddie low-down-payment offering is paired with Fannie's HomeReady in ZHL's 95–97% LTV purchase matrix.

What is Home Possible? 

200

For eligible VA purchases within the applicable ZHL matrix tier, this LTV permits no down payment, excluding any financed VA funding fee.

What is 100% LTV? Not every loan amount qualifies for the same maximum LTV.

200

ZHL's FHA purchase matrix permits this many units in an eligible principal residence.

What are one to four units?

200

This Pixar film sends Carl Fredricksen's house skyward with thousands of balloons.

What is Up?

300

For a qualifying one-unit principal-residence fixed-rate purchase, ZHL's conforming matrix lists this maximum standard LTV.

What is 97% LTV? 

300

This is the highest LTV and lowest credit score permitted for a Manufactured Home.

What is 95% LTV and 620 credit score?

300

VA underwriting examines this amount left after debts, obligations, and shelter expenses to cover family living costs.

What is residual income?

300

For ZHL FHA purchases with scores in the 580–619 band, this automated result is required; a manual underwrite is not available in that band.

What is AUS approval? 

300

The Tanners' San Francisco home is the setting of this sitcom starring Danny, Jesse, and Joey.

What is Full House?

400

ZHL's matrix lists this maximum number of borrowers for a Fannie Mae conventional loan.

What is four? 

400

You can ignore cosigned debt under these circumstances.  

-What are 12 on time payments made by the person you cosigned for from their own bank account made directly to the debtor?

(All conventional and FHA) (VA varies slightly stating evidence that someone else is paying, the obligation is current and the is no reason to believe borrower will have to participate in repayment)


400

Under the VA matrix, the seller-concession cap is this percentage of the property's value; ordinary buyer closing costs and market-appropriate points are not counted in that concession cap.

What is 4%? 

400

Seller or other interested-party contributions may cover eligible FHA closing costs, but may not be used for this 3.5% requirement.

What is the borrower's minimum required investment (MRI)?

400

Will Smith moves from West Philadelphia to this upscale Los Angeles neighborhood to live with his aunt and uncle.

What is Bel-Air?

500

For ZHL's eligible conventional 2/1 temporary rate buydown, this party must pay the entire buydown fee.

Who is the seller? Subject to interested-party contribution limits; HomeReady is excluded from that 2/1 product.

500

In the matrix's Home Possible purchase column, qualifying borrower income is limited to this share of area median income.

What is 80% of AMI?

500

A VA purchase has DTI above 41%. Under the ZHL matrix, residual income generally must exceed this percentage of the normal residual requirement, unless the cited VA handbook alternative is met.

What is 120%? 

500

This is the amount of collections you have to have in order to add this much payment to liabilities.  

What is $2000 cumulative collections and 5% payment?

500

The Simpsons live at this fictional street address in Springfield.

What is 742 Evergreen Terrace?

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