If you are seeking a mortgage loan or major financing, you may have heard the term DTI used. This is your Debt-to-Income ratio and it can affect your eligibility for loans. The ratio is determined by dividing your total monthly debt payments by your total monthly income after taxes and deductions. Lenders prefer your DTI to be around 43-47% max. This tells lenders you are not that great of a risk for defaulting on the […]

When you are faced with a financial nightmare and aren’t sure what options you have, our credit advisors can help you determine your best option. This solution might be credit counseling, debt settlement, or applying for reduced monthly payments and lower interest rates with your creditors. The preferred method of eliminating debt is often debt settlement, but you must be eligible for this program. That leads us to the question, “Am I qualified for debt […]