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DTI

British  

abbreviation

  1. Department of Trade and Industry

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Back in Milwaukee, an FHA loan worked well for the Johnsons because the loan requirements allowed for a higher debt-to-income ratio, or DTI, which measures how much monthly debt a buyer has compared to their income.

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Andrea Johnson runs her own hair salon and her income varies significantly each year — as does her DTI, which proved a challenge when trying to qualify for a conventional mortgage.

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Lenders typically don’t want home buyers to have a high DTI.

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Conventional loans which are resold to Fannie Mae only allow buyers’ DTI to go up to 50% — meaning that no more than 50% of their gross monthly income should be allocated to their total monthly debt payments, including the new mortgage payment.

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FHA allows buyers’ DTI to go up to 57%.

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