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Abbreviations 1003 -- standard application
CLTV - combined loan to value (80/20, 80/10/10, etc. - 80% 1st mortgage, combined with a 2nd mortgage to get highest loan to value, while avoiding having to pay mortgage insurance)
DTI - debt to income ratio
hard PPP - penalty for either selling or refinancing, although some will waive it, if you refinance with them.
i/o -- interest only
LTV - loan to value
MI - mortgage insurance
NINA - no income/no assets (sometimes is used as no ratio)
NOO - non-owner occupied (investment property)
NORA - no ratio
option ARM - provides several repayment options
PMI - private mortgage insurance
PPP -- prepayment penalty
No RATIO - usually no income is stated, but some lenders don't want employer listed either?
SIVA - stated income/verified assets
SISA - stated income/stated assets (not verified, however)
soft PPP - no penalty for selling, only for refinancing
SE - self-employed
SFR/SF - 1 unit (usually detached, but not always)
2-4 units - rates are usually higher and 4 units can be more difficult to find programs to finance.

Additional comments :
A big thanks to towands 10 over at the Mortgage Forums for helping with some of these abbreviations. It all started with this thread entitled: AZ, SFR, OO, 200k, 66%ltv, c/o refi, 540 mid, W2'd stated


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