Income types

Foreign national DSCR loans.

Borrowers who live and work outside the United States and buy or refinance US rentals.

6 cakes take foreign national.

Every cake with a published matrix for this income type, largest loan first. Open one for its limits and matrix.

  • Sponge Cake

    660+ · 75% LTV · to $3M

  • Coffee Cake

    680+ · 75% LTV · to $2.5M

    No ratio allowed

  • Bundt Cake

    660+ · 70% LTV · to $1.5M

    Minimum 1.0 ratio required

  • Funnel Cake

    660+ · 70% LTV · to $1.5M

    Minimum 1.0 ratio required

  • Cheese Cake

    700+ · 70% LTV · to $1.5M

    Minimum 0.8 ratio required

  • Cup Cake

    700+ · 70% LTV · to $1.5M

    No ratio allowed

What the file needs.

The DSCR test on the property’s rent. No US credit or housing history is required.

  • A valid passport plus a visa, an ESTA, or Visa Waiver eligibility; Canadian citizens need no visa
  • A US credit report if the borrower has an SSN, or an international credit report, a bank reference letter, or 60 days of foreign bank statements
  • An ACH authorization on a US bank account
  • Funds to close in a US account or with the closing agent 3 days before closing
  • No power of attorney

From the DSCR guidelines, version 5.0, section 4.6. The guidelines and matrix govern every file.

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Check a scenario.

Move the score, LTV, and loan amount. The cakes that take it line up.

How the borrower documents income

680
80%
$1M

0 cakes take this file

No published matrix takes these exact numbers. An account executive can still look at the whole file: call (833) 717-0401 or send it over.

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One change away

Limits from the published matrices. The guidelines govern every file.

Other ways to document income

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