How FHA calculates student-loan payments for DTI, including income-driven plans. From The 2 Mortgage Guys at Luminate Bank in Kokomo, nationwide.
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Student loans are one of the biggest DTI variables on FHA files. When a payment is documented, FHA generally uses that amount. When loans are deferred, in forbearance, or the payment is not verifiable, lenders commonly calculate 0.5% of the outstanding balance for qualifying. Ryan and Steve recalculate your file before you assume you are over ratio.
The payment used in DTI — not just the balance — drives approval.
Better paperwork often means a lower qualifying payment.
Do not refinance or consolidate blindly — model first.
We treat education debt as a solvable underwriting input — not an automatic denial.
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