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Realtors Marketing Package For Home Buyers
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Realtors Marketing Package For Home Buyers

ByGustan Cho Posted onMay 28, 2024August 29, 2024

This guide covers realtors marketing package for home buyers, real estate agents and referral partners. Home buyers rely on their…

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How Mortgage Brokers Get Paid
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How Mortgage Brokers Get Paid on Closed Home Loans

ByAnngelli Abenes Posted onMay 21, 2024May 22, 2024

This guide covers how mortgage brokers get paid on closed home loans. Mortgage brokers, loan originators, or loan officers are…

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Home Buying Stress
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Home Buying Stress During Mortgage Underwriting Process

ByAnngelli Abenes Posted onMay 20, 2024April 7, 2025

This article is about Why Mortgage Process Is Biggest Home Buying Stress The process of buying a home can be…

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Verification Of Mortgage Guidelines (1)
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Verification Of Mortgage Guidelines And Requirements By Lenders

ByAnngelli Abenes Posted onMay 17, 2024August 28, 2024

This Article Is About Verification Of Mortgage Guidelines And Requirements By Lenders. A Verification of Mortgage, commonly known as VOM,…

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Prenuptial Agreements
Home Mortgages | Home Purchase

How Does Prenuptial Agreements Affect Mortgages

ByAnngelli Abenes Posted onMay 17, 2024May 22, 2024

This guide covers how prenuptial agreements affect mortgage loans. You may have heard of prenuptial agreements if you plan to…

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Buying a Home From a Family Member
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Buying a Home From a Family Member With a Gift of Equity

ByGustan Cho Posted onMay 15, 2024August 28, 2024

This guide covers buying a home from a family member with no down payment or closing costs with a gift…

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Sellers Concessions And Tax Prorations
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Sellers Concessions And Tax Prorations On Illinois Home Purchase

ByAnngelli Abenes Posted onMay 13, 2024May 14, 2024

Understanding Sellers Concessions and Tax Prorations in Illinois Home Purchases Illinois home buyers benefit from a unique financial advantage that…

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Mortgage Guidelines on Home Loans
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Mortgage Guidelines on Home Loans

ByDale Elenteny Posted onMay 12, 2024August 28, 2024

This guide covers changes in mortgage guidelines on home loans and year-end recap. 2023 was a tough year for the…

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Fannie Mae HomePath Mortgage Loans
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Fannie Mae HomePath Mortgage Loans

ByGustan Cho Posted onMay 10, 2024May 13, 2024

This Article On Fannie Mae HomePath Mortgage Was PUBLISHED On May  10, 2024. Fannie Mae is now offering the Fannie…

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Mortgage With Late Payments After Bankruptcy
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Mortgage With Late Payments After Bankruptcy And Foreclosure

ByAnngelli Abenes Posted onMay 8, 2024August 28, 2024

Home loans are still available to borrowers with collections, charged-off accounts, or late payments. Lenders are generally willing to approve…

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Qualifying Credit Score For Mortgage
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Qualifying Credit Score For Mortgage Used By Lenders

ByAnngelli Abenes Posted onMay 8, 2024April 7, 2025

In this blog, we’ll explain the qualifying credit score that lenders use for mortgages. Mortgage underwriters determine this score by…

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Home Loan Without Spouse
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Home Loan Without Spouse Mortgage Guidelines

ByAlex Carlucci Posted onMay 3, 2024August 23, 2024

This guide covers qualifying for a home loan without spouse mortgage guidelines. There are many reasons why home buyers want…

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Underwriters Issue Denials
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Why Underwriters Issue Denials

ByGustan Cho Posted onMay 2, 2024May 3, 2024

This guide covers why underwriters issue denials on mortgage loans. The mortgage process should not be a stressful process and…

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Comparison of Mortgage Rates
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Comparison of Mortgage Rates on Purchase and Refinance

ByAlex Carlucci Posted onMay 1, 2024February 25, 2025

This guide covers comparison of mortgage rates on purchase and refinance loans. Mortgage rates have been steadily going up to…

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Working With A Loan Officer
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Working With A Loan Officer During The Mortgage Loan Process

ByAnngelli Abenes Posted onApril 30, 2024April 7, 2025

In this blog, we’ll explore the process of working with a loan officer during your mortgage application. Choosing a loan…

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Using 401k To Purchase Home
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Using 401k To Purchase Home Down Payment

ByGustan Cho Posted onApril 28, 2024August 23, 2024

Many homebuyers have substantial value on their 401k. They can use up to 60% of the value of their 401k for their down payment and/or closing costs on their home purchase. The amount used from their 401k is not used for their debt to income ratio calculations.

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Correspondent Lending
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Correspondent Lending Versus Mortgage Brokers

ByGustan Cho Posted onApril 28, 2024April 7, 2025

This blog aims to explore the difference between correspondent lending and mortgage brokers. A common inquiry we receive regularly pertains…

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What is PITI?
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What Is PITI In Mortgage?

BySapna Sharma Posted onApril 28, 2024August 23, 2024

All mortgage loan programs require a maximum front debt-income ratio and back debt to income ratio. However, conventional loans do not require a front debt to income ratio. VA loans do not have a debt to income ratio requirements. Lenders can have lender over lender overlays on debt to income ratios.

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FHA Amendatory Clause
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What Is The FHA Amendatory Clause And Who Is Obligated To Sign It

ByGustan Cho Posted onApril 18, 2024August 21, 2024

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA), a segment of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, was established in…

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ARM
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What is The Difference Between ARM Versus Fixed-Rate Mortgages

BySapna Sharma Posted onApril 17, 2024August 19, 2024

In this blog, we will cover ARM versus fixed-rate mortgages.  ARM stands for an adjustable-rate mortgage. Adjustable-Rate Mortgage is when…

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California FHA Loans
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California FHA Loans Versus Other Mortgage Options For Homebuyers

ByGustan Cho Posted onApril 16, 2024April 7, 2025

California FHA loans are a preferred mortgage solution for various borrowers, including first-time homebuyers, individuals with poor credit, and those…

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VA Loans Residual Income
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VA Loans Residual Income Guidelines For 2024

ByAlex Carlucci Posted onApril 15, 2024August 19, 2024

Lenders can offer 100% with no mortgage insurance at competitive low mortgage rates on VA loans due to the government guarantee against loss or foreclosure on VA loans. VA loans have no maximum debt-to-income ratio cap on VA loans.

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Gustan Cho Associates are Mortgage Advisor licensed in 48 states including Washington DC, Puerto Rico, and the U.S Virgin Islands (Not licensed in NY and MA). The team at Gustan Cho Associates has a national reputation of being able to do mortgage loans other mortgage companies cannot do. Gustan Cho Associates dba of NEXA Mortgage has a lending partnerships with over 190 wholesale mortgage lenders with dozens of no overlay lending partners on government and conventional loans and countless non-QM and alternative lending partners. Over 80% of our clients are borrowers who could not qualify at other mortgage companies either due to a last-minute mortgage loan denial due to lender overlays or because the lender did not have the mortgage loan program suited for the borrower. At Gustan Cho Associates, we only market mortgage loan products that exists and are possible.

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    • Contact Us
    • Get Pre-Approved
    • Order Credit
    • FICO Simulator
    • MLO License School
    • Why Choose Us
    • Meet Our Team
    • Loan Limits
      • FHA Loan Limits
      • Conforming Loan Limits
    • Preferred Realtor Partner Network
      • Dino Hasapis | Licensed Real Estate Broker | PRPN Director
      • Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois | Gustan Cho Associates Mortgage
  • Types Of Mortgages
    • Purchase
      • Home Purchase Loans
      • Investment Property Loan
    • Refinance
      • Refinance Mortgage Options
      • Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Cash-Out-Buyout
      • FHA Streamline Refinance
      • VA Streamline Refinance
      • Refinancing NON-QM Loans Into Conventional Mortgages
      • Refinance FHA To Conventional Loans
    • FHA Home Loans
      • FHA Manual Underwriting
      • FHA Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Guidelines
      • FHA Loans For Bad Credit
      • FHA Loans For Low Credit Scores
      • FHA Collections
      • FHA Loans Charged Off Accounts
      • W-2 Income Only FHA Loans
      • FHA Loans With Tax Lien
      • FHA Loan With Judgment
    • VA Home Loans
      • VA Manual Underwriting
      • VA Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Guidelines
      • VA Loans For Bad Credit
      • VA Loans For Low Credit Scores
      • VA Loans With Charged-Off Accounts
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      • VA Loans with Tax Lien
      • VA Loan with Judgment
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    • How to Get DACA Mortgage Loans Without the Stress
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      • Conventional Loans After Foreclosure
      • Conventional Loans After Bankruptcy
      • Conventional Loan With Tax Lien
      • Conventional Loan With Judgment
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    • NON-QM Loans
      • Bank Statement Loans
      • DSCR Loans
      • Asset-Depletion
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