Programs

Pound Cake.

Investors: DSCR, 5 to 8 units. Eight ways to document income. Its Lite version takes bank statements, 1099, P&L, WVOE, and assets.
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Score from
640
LTV up to
90%
Loans to
$3M
Pound Cake

The limits, by paperwork.

Minimum score, maximum LTV, and maximum loan for each way the borrower can document income, for every version of Pound Cake. A number in red is stricter than that version allows elsewhere. Open an income type for how its income is figured.

  • Full docStandardNot offeredLiteminimum score 660+ (tighter than its best)maximum LTV 90%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.

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  • Bank statementsStandardNot offeredLiteminimum score 660+ (tighter than its best)maximum LTV 90%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.

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  • P&L onlyStandardNot offeredLiteminimum score 700+ (tighter than its best)maximum LTV 80% (tighter than its best)maximum loan $1.5M (tighter than its best)No 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.

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  • WVOE onlyStandardNot offeredLiteminimum score 700+ (tighter than its best)maximum LTV 80% (tighter than its best)maximum loan $1.5M (tighter than its best)

    Income as the employer states it on FNMA Form 1005. Bonus, commission, and overtime count when most income is base pay.

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  • 1099StandardNot offeredLiteminimum score 640+maximum LTV 90%maximum loan $3M

    The 12 or 24 month average of total 1099 income, less a 10% expense factor.

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  • Asset utilizationStandardNot offeredLiteminimum score 660+ (tighter than its best)maximum LTV 85% (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.

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  • DSCR, 1 to 4 unitsStandardminimum score 660+maximum LTV 85%maximum loan $3MLiteNot 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%.

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  • DSCR, 5 to 8 unitsStandardminimum score 720+ (tighter than its best)maximum LTV 75% (tighter than its best)maximum loan $3MLiteNot offeredUp to 8 units allowed

    The same DSCR test, with a 1.00 minimum. Loans of $2 million and up also need a 9% debt yield: net operating income over the loan amount.

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Matrices and guidelines

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