what ratios can fha not exceed?
FHA has established new requirements for manually underwritten loans with case numbers assigned (or re-assigned) 4/21/14 and later: âWith this change, DE Underwriter âdiscretionâ has been eliminated for manually underwritten loans where ratios exceed 31%/43% âNew specific revised compensating factors required when ratios exceed 31%/43% on a manual underwrite âNew minimum reserve requirement for all manually underwritten loans regardless of ratios These new requirements do NOT apply if the DTI does not exceed 31%/43% or to non-credit qualifying Streamline refinance transactions FHA loans require manual underwriting when: