Student loans on the file. The payment on the report is what counts.
Student loans do not automatically kill a purchase. They hit DTI the way the credit report and the program treat the payment — deferred, IDR, or fully amortizing. I use the overlay, not a forum rule of thumb.
- FHA, conventional, and VA treat reported payments differently.
- Physician / professional programs exist when income is the story.
- Do not pay off the wrong loan the week before you apply without talking first.
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- If my student loans are deferred, is the payment zero?
- Often not. Many overlays impute a payment. I will not quote the factor as a website rule.
Not an approval. Not a rate. Overlay at lock. NMLS #1858674.
