Mortgage General
Mortgage Programs
Mortgage Acronyms
Mortgage Guidelines
Misc.
100

An account set up by the lender to pay property taxes and insurance premiums.

What is an escrow account? 

100

What is the value of one mortgage point

what is one percent of the loan amount

100

DTI

What is Debt to Income Ratio?

100

The waiting period for a USDA loan after a Chapter 7 bankruptcy discharge.

What is 3 years?

100

The names of the professionals I should go to purchase a home, and get title insurance? 

Who is Myan Burton and Kris Tapp?

200

This process involves a licensed professional analyzing a property's condition, location, comparable recent sales, and market trends to determine its fair market value, ensuring the lender doesn’t finance more than the home is worth.

What is an Appraisal? 

200

A mortgage that is not insured or guaranteed by the federal government.

What is a Conventional Loan?

200

DPA

What is Down Payment Assistance?

200

The maximum Debt-to-Income (DTI) ratio on an FHA loan.

What is 55%? 

200

Conforming Loan Limit in Salt Lake County.

What is $806,500

300

The lender must provide this within three business days of receiving a loan application.

What is The Loan Estimate (Loan Disclosure Package)?

300

This government-backed loan program is designed for eligible military service members, veterans, and their spouses, offering benefits like no down payment and no private mortgage insurance.

What is a VA loan?

300

LTV

What is Loan-to-Value?

300

This is the minimum credit score for a DPA (Down Payment Assistance) loan.

What is a 640? 

300

The max seller concessions allowed on an FHA mortgage.

What is 6%

400

This is the maximum number of days a credit report remains valid before a lender must obtain a new one to ensure the borrower's financial situation hasn't changed.  

What is 120 days?

400

Name the 4 most common types of loans

What is Conventional, FHA, USDA and VA

400

PITI

What is Principle, Interest, Taxes and Insurance? 

400

The minimum down payment for a first time homebuyer with a Conventional loan.

What is 3%?

400

This document provides an estimate of how much a borrower may be able to afford based on their stated income, assets, and credit, but does not guarantee loan approval.

What is a Prequalification form?

500

This type of insurance protects lenders and homeowners against financial loss due to title defects, liens, or ownership disputes that may arise after a property purchase.

What is Title Insurance?

500

This process allows homeowners to replace their existing mortgage with a new one, often to secure a lower interest rate, change loan terms, or access home equity.

What is a Refinance?

500

PMI

What is Private Mortgage Insurance? 

500

This is a required inspection on every VA deal. 

What is a termite inspection?

500

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