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To: Ramsey Su who wrote (70639)9/29/2006 11:34:45 AM
From: Ramsey Su  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 110194
 
If these guidelines are followed, it is the end.

federalreserve.gov

For all nontraditional mortgage loan products, an institution’s analysis of a
borrower’s repayment capacity should include an evaluation of their ability to repay the
debt by final maturity at the fully indexed rate, assuming a fully amortizing repayment schedule. In addition, for products that permit negative amortization, the repayment
analysis should be based upon the initial loan amount plus any balance increase that may
accrue from the negative amortization provision.

Furthermore, the analysis of repayment capacity should avoid over-reliance on
credit scores as a substitute for income verification in the underwriting process. The
higher a loan’s credit risk, either from loan features or borrower characteristics, the more
important it is to verify the borrower’s income, assets, and outstanding liabilities.