STUDENT LOAN CLARIFICATION FOR ALL KENTUCKY LOAN PROGRAMS
PROGRAM
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GUIDELINE
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FANNIE MAE
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For all student loans, whether deferred, in forbearance, or in repayment (not deferred), the lender must use the greater of the following to determine the monthly payment to be used as the borrower's recurring monthly debt obligation:
If the payment currently being made cannot be documented or verified, 1% of the outstanding balance must be used.
Exception: If the actual documented payment is less than 1% of the outstanding balance and it will fully amortize the loan with no payment adjustments, the lender may use the lower, fully-amortizing monthly payment to qualify the borrower.
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FREDDIE MAC
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Use the following:
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FHA LOANS
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If the actual monthly payment is 0 or is not available use 2% of the outstanding balance to establish the monthly payment.
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VA LOANS
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May be excluded from the borrower's total monthly obligations with evidence of a minimum of 12 months deferment from date of closing.
If there is no monthly payment reflected on the credit report, a copy of the borrower's payment letter or promissory note should be used to determine what payment amount to use.
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USDA LOANS
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Fixed payment loans: A fixed payment may be used in the debt ratio when the lender retains documentation to verify the payment is fixed, the interest rate is fixed, and the repayment term is fixed. There must be no future adjustments to the terms of the student loan payments.
Non-Fixed payment loans: Payments for deferred loans, Income Based Repayment (IBR), Graduated, Adjustable, and other types of repayment agreements which are not fixed cannot be used in the total debt ratio calculation. One percent of the loan balance reflected on the credit report must be used as the monthly payment. No additional documentation is required.
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