+ InvestorCup Cake.
- Score from
- 620
- LTV up to
- 90%
- Loans to
- $4M

The limits, by paperwork.
Minimum score, maximum LTV, and maximum loan for each way the borrower can document income, for every version of Cup Cake. A number in red is stricter than that version allows elsewhere. Open an income type for how its income is figured.
Full docStandardminimum score 620+maximum LTV 90%maximum loan $4MInvestorminimum score 620+maximum LTV 85%maximum loan $3M
Paystubs and W-2s, or one or two years of personal and business tax returns. Depreciation, depletion, amortization, and documented one-time expenses may be added back.
What the file needs Standard matrix, PDF Investor matrix, PDF
Bank statementsStandardminimum score 620+maximum LTV 90%maximum loan $4MInvestorminimum score 620+maximum LTV 85%maximum loan $3M
Deposits from 12 or 24 months of statements, less a 50% fixed expense ratio, or a lower ratio from a CPA, EA, CTEC preparer, PTIN holder, or tax attorney, with a 10% minimum.
What the file needs Standard matrix, PDF Investor matrix, PDF
P&L onlyStandardminimum score 660+ (tighter than its best)maximum LTV 80% (tighter than its best)maximum loan $3M (tighter than its best)Investorminimum score 660+ (tighter than its best)maximum LTV 80% (tighter than its best)maximum loan $3MNo bank statements required
Net income from the P&L, divided by the months it covers, times the borrower’s ownership share. Depreciation, depletion, and amortization may be added back.
What the file needs Standard matrix, PDF Investor matrix, PDF
WVOE onlyStandardminimum score 620+maximum LTV 80% (tighter than its best)maximum loan $1M (tighter than its best)InvestorNot offered
Income as the employer states it on FNMA Form 1005. Bonus, commission, and overtime count when most income is base pay.
1099Standardminimum score 620+maximum LTV 80% (tighter than its best)maximum loan $4MInvestorminimum score 660+ (tighter than its best)maximum LTV 80% (tighter than its best)maximum loan $3M
The 12 or 24 month average of total 1099 income, less a 10% expense factor.
What the file needs Standard matrix, PDF Investor matrix, PDF
Asset utilizationStandardminimum score 620+maximum LTV 80% (tighter than its best)maximum loan $3M (tighter than its best)Investorminimum score 620+maximum LTV 80% (tighter than its best)maximum loan $3M
Net qualified assets divided by 60 months. Cash counts at 100%, stocks and bonds at 70%, retirement at 70% from age 59½ and 50% before.
What the file needs Standard matrix, PDF Investor matrix, PDF
DSCR, 1 to 4 unitsStandardminimum score 620+maximum LTV 85% (tighter than its best)maximum loan $3M (tighter than its best)InvestorNot offeredNo ratio allowed
Gross rent divided by the qualifying payment: PITIA, or ITIA on interest-only. Rent is the higher of the lease or the 1007/1025 market rent when they are within 20%.
Foreign nationalStandardminimum score 700+ (tighter than its best)maximum LTV 70% (tighter than its best)maximum loan $1.5M (tighter than its best)InvestorNot offeredNo ratio allowed
The DSCR test on the property’s rent. No US credit or housing history is required.
Program matrices
- Cup Cake DSCR matrixCup Cake: DSCR, 1 to 4 units, Foreign national(PDF, opens in a new tab)
- Cup Cake Non-QM matrixCup Cake: WVOE only, P&L only, 1099, Asset utilization, Bank statements, Full doc(PDF, opens in a new tab)
- Cup Cake Non-QM Investor matrixCup Cake Investor: 1099, Asset utilization, P&L only, Bank statements, Full doc(PDF, opens in a new tab)
Underwriting guidelines
The other cakes.
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