Ethan Ewing, President of Bills.com, explains debt to income.
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in this dollars & sense video ethan ewing, president of bills. com, explains the debt to income ratio. commonly referred to as d.t.i. this mortgage term is used when speaking to a mortgage lender, a loan officer, or a financial planner. debt to income is usually represented in the form of a percentage. visit bills. com or by clicking here for a free mortgage rate quote and to receive more information.
video transcription;
"hi, my name is ethan ewing and i am the president of bills. com, i want to talk to you today about a very common mortgage term called debt to income, you will hear this all the time when you talk to a mortgage lender, mortgage broker, your bank, whatever it is, about refinancing your house or purchasing a new home. debt to income simply is the amount of debt you have, and this is monthly payments, so imagine you have $200 a month that you are making in credit card payments, $300 dollars a month that you are paying on car payments and call it $1,000 a month you are making on your current mortgage payment, that is $1,500 in debt, those are your monthly payments.
on the other side of that is your income, so you make $60,000 dollars a year, that is effectively $5,000 a month. you basically calculate that $1,500 into that $5,000, your debt to income is 30%. your debt versus your income is 30%. it is a very important term, underwriters when they are looking at new loans look at this very closely, and itâ’s a big deal they have to make sure youâ’re going to be able to afford your monthly payments moving forward. hope that helps, we'll see you next time."
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Mortgage rates November 1, 2023
According to Freddie Mac, the 30-year mortgage rate for the week of November 1, 2023 stands at 7.76%. This 3 basis points decrease from the previous week's rate.
Additionally, Freddie Mac reports that the 15-year mortgage rate for November 1, 2023 is 7.03%, indicating a 0 basis points - no change - from previous week’s rates.
Note: A basis point is equal to one-hundredth of one percent (0.01%). In numerical terms, if the mortgage rate changes by 20 basis points, it means the rate has changed by 0.20%.
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Mortgage rates are one of the key factors that determine your monthly payment. Here are avergage interest rates (APR) for November 2, 2023 based on Zillow date for borrowers with a high credit score (680-740) in the United States:
- 30-year conventional loan is 7.70%
- 15-year conventional loan is 6.84%
Using the rates mentioned above, the monthly payment for a $279,082 30-year-year mortgage would be $1,990. A 15-year mortgage would require a monthly payment of around $2,484.
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