Chapter 13 Flashcards
What does a lender do to qualify a buyer for a loan?
Check Credit History
Check income
What is the Housing Expense Ratio (HER)?
Percentage of borrower’s gross monthly income that is used to pay the monthly loan payment.
How much of your income is going to go to the house expense
Monthly loan payment is 1/12 of the principal, the interest, taxes, and insurance
What is the PITI?
It is the items used to calculate a loan’s monthly payment:
Principal
Interest
Taxes
Insurance
How is the Housing expense ratio calculated?
PITI / Gross income x 100%
What is the Total Obligations Ratio (TOR)?
The percentage of your income that goes towards all your monthly expenses including the mortgage and escrow payments (credit cards, car loan, child support, etc)
How is the Total Obligations Ratio calculated?
Total obligations / Gross income * 100%
What does the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) do?
FHA insures loans. They do not make loans
When do you need to have a PMI in a conventional loan?
when your loan to value ratio is above 80%
What does the HUD do?
it limits the max amount of an FHA insured loan
What is the max housing expense ratio and total obligation ratio a borrower can have for an FHA loan?
housing expense cannot exceed 31%
total obligations cannot exceed 43%
Can a borrower prepay an FHA insured loan?
yes, without a penalty
What does the VA mortgage program do?
They guarantee loans
What are the requirements for a VA loan?
Must be for owner-occupied residences
Veteran must have a certificate of eligibility
Veteran must have served for a specified amount of time and be honorably discharged
Which is the most abrupt control device used by the Federal Reserve?
Changes in the reserve
What can the federal reserve do if a bank does not balance their deposit accounts daily?
impose severe fines, other disciplinary actions, or possible withdrawal of the bank’s federal charter