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100

This number of years of employment history is generally required to demonstrate steady income

What is 2 years?

100

This is the number of comparable properties a customer must present if they do not agree with an appraisal.

What is 3?

100

Mr. and Mrs. Norris apply for a loan.  Mrs. Norris has a credit score of 750 and Mr. Norris has a score of 700.  For qualifying purposes, the lender would use this score.

What is 700?

100

This loan type always requires mortgage insurance

What is FHA?

100

The acronym ATR stands for this

What is Ability to Repay?

200

Chapter 7 or 11 Bankruptcy requires, at minimum, this number of years as a waiting period before application.

What is 4 years?

200

These are three risky features that the Qualified Mortgage standard (QM) protects against

What are Negative Amortization, Balloon Mortgage and Prepayment Penalties?

 

200

For underwriting purposes, this is the percentage of a business an individual needs to own in order to be considered self-employed

What is 25%?

200

This fee will always be present in the prepaids section of the Loan Estimate

What is pre-paid interest?

200

If 2 credit scores are obtained for a borrower, the lender will use this score

What is the lower score (indicator)?

300

These are the 3 Real Estate Appraisal valuation methods.

What are Sales Comparison Approach, Cost Approach, and Income Approach?

300

This is the maximum seller contribution allowed on a second home with an LTV of 65%?

What is 9%?

300

This is the number of months a customer needs to be employed in order to show "stable" income.

What is 24 months?

300

If AUS is denied, this is the section of the report you would look at for ideas to remedy the situation

What is Risk/Eligibility & Findings?

400

This is the age limit of documentation in a mortgage transaction.

What is 120 days?

400

FNMA and FHLMC require private mortgage insurance on all loans with an LTV ratio greater than this

What is 80%?

400

This is the abbreviation for the uniform appraisal form

What is URAR?

400

In order to omit a debt from a DTI calculation, it must have less than this amount of payments left

What is 10?

400

These are 3 reasons why assets may be required

What are down payment requirements, reserves, and cash to close>

500

This is the maximum seller concession on a conventional loan with an LTV > 75% and up to 90% on a primary residence

What is 6%?

500

For a conventional 30-year fixed rate mortgage with an LTV of 84%, the mortgage insurance percent factor is this

What is 12%?

500

This is the method typically used by appraisers to determine the value of a residential property

What is Sales Comparison Approach?

500

When the customer’s income is determined to be stable, but he changes employment frequently, we will need this

What is an explanation if the gap is over 30 days?

500

This is the maximum loan amount for a conventional mortgage on a one-unit primary residence in the state of Alaska

What is $726,525?