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Rancho is currently processing about 100 applications with an average request of $500,000, the company said, and is receiving 10 calls a day for a program that has a $1.5 million loan limit and requires loans above $1 million to have a second appraisal. We finally got a contract on our house in September 2010, 3 years later went back to the bank and they still said no, because of our income on tax returns. It just takes some digging around so understand it is a scarce program and check back often. Even though the stated income loan is a SIVA loan (Stared Income Verified Assets), stated income mortgages in some cases, qualifying criteria may be considered No Income/No Asset.

So in this case, both items are simply stated, and the bank or lender will not ask you to verify the information. It appears that the financial reform bill being discussed in Congress will effectively put the kibosh on stated income mortgages. The terms are changing frequently as the approval process is selective.

They also require 12 months worth of mortgage payments in liquid accounts, like checking/savings/CD’s. Journal of Business and Economic Research study on No Income Verification Loans And Investor Activity.

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