USDA HB-1-3555 11.1: INTRODUCTION

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USDA HB-1-3555, Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program Technical Handbook
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11.1 INTRODUCTION

Ratio calculations are used to determine if the applicants’ repayment income can reasonably be expected to meet the anticipated monthly housing expense and total monthly obligations involved in homeownership. The Agency has established standards for principal, interest, taxes, and insurance (PITI) and total debt (TD) ratios; however, there is flexibility to apply these standards when valid compensating factors are present.

Guideline text quoted as published by the agency. The latest published version governs. This is not an underwriting decision.