what can be learned from a debt to income ratio
Image courtesy of Flickr, Horia Varlan. Your debt-to-income (DTI) ratio is used by mortgage lenders to determine how much of a monthly payment you can afford. Similar to your credit score, your debt-to-income (DTI) ratio will determine if you qualify for a mortgage, and for how much. Your DTI is the percentage of your monthly income that you pay towards all your debts.