deferment: Does New Law on Student Loans hurt Millennials?
- 07/12/16 03:18 AM
On September 14th, 2015 the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) changed its rules on the calculation of student loan debt as it refers to the Debt-To-Income (DTI) calculation when qualifying a buyer for a mortgage (see table below). It used to be that if a student loan was in deferment for more than 1 year, the student loan payment would not be counted against the income of the buyer. This would allow the buyer to borrower more money since for every $50 spent on a student loan payment equals about $10,000 of purchase power. Is this a good thing? The argument: When a student … (3 comments)
On September 14th, 2015 the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) changed its rules on the calculation of student loan debt as it refers to the Debt-To-Income (DTI) calculation when qualifying a buyer for a mortgage (see table below). It used to be that if a student loan was in deferment for more than 1 year, the student loan payment would not be counted against the income of the buyer. This would allow the buyer to borrower more money since for every $50 spent on a student loan payment equals about $10,000 of purchase power.
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