Kentucky FHA Child Support Income Guidelines For Mortgage Loan Approval

 FHA Child Support Income Guidelines for a Mortgage

For the child support to count as income, you must be receiving it for least 6  months and there must be a 3 year continuance.  Child support payments can be used up until the child’s age of 18. The exception is the state of Kentucky where child support can be received for children up through the age of 19.

If the payments are voluntary and not ordered by a divorce decree or court order, there must be a 12 month history of receiving the child support payments.

If the child support payment is variable, it will be up to the discretion of the underwriter to determine how much can be used on the application.

Although the details above outline the Kentucky FHA guidelines for child support income, if the divorce decree indicates payments should extend beyond the age of 18, the lender must accept those terms as they would override the Kentucky FHA Loan Requirements.

Kentucky FHA guidelines Child Support Income Grossed Up

When the lender calculates your child support income, they may gross it up to 115% if it is not taxed. For example, if your child support payment is $100 per month, the lender may use $115 as income on your FHA loan application.

Kentucky FHA guidelines FHA Child Support Documentation

When applying for an Kentucky FHA loan using child support income, the lender may ask for one or more of the following documented items:

• Fully executed copy of the divorce decree
• Documented receipt of prior child support payments
• Voluntary child support payments must be documented for the past 6 months
• Document indicating the payments will continue for the next 3 years
• • Payments are likely to be received consistently for the first three years of the 
  mortgage; 
  • A copy of the divorce decree, legal separation agreement, voluntary agreement, or 
  court order specifying the amount of support and the period of time over which it will 
  be received is required; and 
  • Evidence that the funds have been received for the last 6 months using cancelled 
  checks, deposit slips, Federal tax returns, or court records.

This documentation is just for child support income and is in addition to the other documents needed for an Kentucky FHA loan.

How Alimony/child support income is eligible if the income will continue for a minimum of 3 years and subject to the following:

Court Ordered
Length of Receipt

Alimony/child support income received as part of a divorce decree, legal separation documents or court order is eligible for qualifying as follows:
• Must be received for a minimum of 3 months. Document receipt and amount received with bank statements or cancelled checks.
Qualification
• If funds have been received consistently for the most recent 3 months the current payment received may be used for qualifying, or
• If not received consistently, the average of the income received over the previous 2 years must be used to calculate the eligible income for qualifying (< 2 years receipt use the average over the time period received)

Voluntary
Length of Receipt

Voluntary alimony/child support income received is eligible for qualifying as follows:
• A minimum of 12 months receipt is required. Document receipt with cancelled checks, deposit slips or tax returns.
Qualification
• If funds have been received consistently for the most recent 6 months the current payment may be used for qualifying, or
• If funds have not been received consistently for the previous 6 months the average of the income received over the previous 2 years is used for calculating the eligible income for qualifying (< 2 years receipt use the average over the time period received)

Kentucky FHA Child Support Income is Calculated

The lender is going to look at the child support income received for the past three months to determine the effective income.  If voluntary payments are made, the lender will look at the most recent 6 months to determine the effective income.

If there were missed payments or inconsistent payments over the past 6 months, the lender will use the average child support income received over the past two years to determine the effective income. If child support income has been in place for less than two years, then it will be averaged for whatever time the payments have been made.

Kentucky FHA Child Support in Arrears

The child support income can disqualify you if there are missed payments in the past three months. If you are making the payments and you are late or have missed payments, then you may be disqualified from applying for an FHA loan.

Joel Lobb  Mortgage Loan Officer

American Mortgage Solutions, Inc.
10602 Timberwood Circle
Louisville, KY 40223
Company NMLS ID #1364

Text/call: 502-905-3708
fax: 502-327-9119
email: kentuckyloan@gmail.com

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2023 Kentucky Rural Housing Guideline Changes

Kentucky USDA Rural Housing Guidelines

What’s Changing for 2023?

• Delinquent Child Support

o A clarification was added to include presently delinquent child support that is not subject to administrative offset and presently delinquent child support that is subject to administrative offset.

 An approved repayment agreement with three timely payments documented is acceptable for presently delinquent child support that is not subject to administrative offset.

• Judgements

o Court ordered judgements with an approved arrangement with the creditor require three timely payments. The borrower may not prepay a lump sum at one time to equal three monthly payments.

Annual and Repayment Income

• The Annual and Repayment Income Table has been updated as follows:

o Boarder Income – Income received from an individual renting a space inside the dwelling makes the property income producing which is ineligible for USDA-RD financing.

o Bonus and Overtime – The required history of one year must be in the same line of work.

o Child Support and Alimony/Separate Maintenance that meets the minimum history requirement, whether court ordered (6 months) or a voluntary payment agreement (12 months), and the payment amounts are not consistent requires an average to be used consistent with the payer’s current ability and willingness to pay.

o Guardianship/Conservatorship Income has been added as an eligible income type with acceptable documentation that supports payment amounts and duration. There is no required history for this type of income as long as the income has been received prior to submission to USDA-RD.

o IRA Distribution income has been added as an eligible income type. There is no required history as long as the income is received prior to submission to USDA-RD. It must be documented that the borrower is currently receiving the income and the amount received each month.

o Secondary Employment – One year history has been clarified as one year of working primary and secondary employment concurrently.

o Variable Income (piece rate, union work, or similar types of pay structures) has been added as an eligible income type with acceptable documentation. A one year history in the same or similar line of work is required. Significant variances of 20% or greater must be analyzed before considering the income stable and dependable.

• Self-Employed Borrowers - If ownership interest is less than 25%, neither the “business owner” or “self-employed” option should be selected in GUS.

Assets

• Gift Funds – If the gift funds will be sent directly to the settlement agent, in addition to the gift letter, a donor’s bank statement and verification that the settlement agent has received funds from the donor is required.

• Gift funds applied as earnest money should not be reflected in the Gifts or Grants you have been given or will receive for this loan section of the Loan and Property Information of the GUS application page.

• Retirement Accounts – Funds borrowed against these accounts may not be considered towards reserves. The borrowed funds should not be reflected in the balance of any asset entered in the Assets and Liabilities application page in GUS.

Property Eligibility

• Multiple Parcels

o An improvement that has been built across lot lines is acceptable.

o A home built across both parcels where the lot line runs under the house is acceptable.

• Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU)

o ADUs designed to create a potential rental income stream are not eligible.

Appraisals

• Appraisal Validity/Appraisal Update - the appraisal validity period has been updated as follows:

o The appraisal must not be more than 180 days old as of the Note Date.

o When the original appraisal is updated, the appraisal must be valid for no more than one year from the effective date of the initial appraisal as of the Note Date.

• Appraisal Transfers

o An appraisal transfer letter from the initial lender is required.

Can you use Non-taxable income like Child Support, Social Security, Workers Compensation to qualify for a Kentucky Mortgage Loan?

You can use child support, social security, and workers compensation as long as it will continue for the next 3 years.

On a note for Child support, you have to show you have been getting the last 12 months consistently to use that income.

Another favorable option in using non-taxable income, is that you can gross it up to 115% to 125% in most cases to show you have more qualifying income.

Fannie Mae, USDA, VA, Conventional loan programs will let you gross up the income by 125%.

For example, if you grossed $1000 a month, then on a VA, USDA  or Conventional  loan you could have a qualifying income of $1,250 to qualify for more of a house payment.

FHA will allow for 115% grossing up of non-taxable income. So on a $1,000 gross monthly income, the max income used to qualify monthly would be $1,150.00

Some lenders may create overlays to these agency guidelines, so keep that in mind.

It is best to use in most cases the lowest income to qualify in my opinion so just be on the safe side.


see chart below for FHA, VA, USDA, and Fannie Mae Conventional loan guidelines.

Can you get a Kentucky Mortgage Loan with Bad Credit or less than Perfect Credit?

Kentucky Mortgage Loan with Bad Credit

If you are looking to get a mortgage loan in 2020 in the state of Kentucky and you have past credit problems, there maybe some hope for Kentucky Home-buyers to buy a home of their own.

 Before we look at some possible home-buying programs, let's first look at what is considered Bad Credit, or less than perfect credit. 

Most of the times when borrowers say they have bad credit, they mean one of the following:

Past or Current Bankruptcies

Low credit scores or fico scores

Collections on credit report showing unpaid or paid.

Delinquent or behind on credit cards, mortgage, car loan payments

Foreclosure or short sale where they lost a home to default

Owe back taxes to the Federal Government.

Defaulted Student Loans

Delinquent Child Support Obligations
Disputed accounts on credit report

Below I have listed one of the most popular programs Kentucky Home Buyers need to consider when buying a home in 2020 if they have experienced some of the credit issues mentioned above:


When it comes to getting a mortgage loan with past credit problems, FHA is probably going to be your best bet.

They're the most lenient on credit scores, down payment requirements and credit history when it comes to qualifying for a Kentucky Home Loan.

I have listed below some of the requirements you must overcome to get approved for a Kentucky FHA home loan.

Kentucky FHA Mortgage Loans:

The credit score requirements for Kentucky FHA home loans:

FHA says on paper in their written guidelines that they will insure a FHA loan down to 500 - 579 with a 10% down payment or 580+ with a 3.5% down payment. However, in the real world of lending in the secondary market, most lenders will not adhere to these guidelines.

Most FHA investors will want a 620 middle credit score, but they're a few that will go by the written FHA guidelines above for credit scores, but very few. Your best bet is to get with a loan officer and get your scores up to at least 580 so you can have a better shot of getting approved and access to more FHA lenders.

Be aware there are a lot of credit scores out there, but each lender must pull their own credit report and credit scores to determine your creditworthiness. I would shop around first to see what the requirements are for each FHA lender before they pulled your credit report.

Mortgage lenders use the FICO score model below for each credit bureau when they look at your credit scores.

MyFICO is now selling additional score versions to the public.  These include three scores most often used by mortgage lenders:

• Experian FICO Score 2  (also known as EX-98 or Risk Model v2)
• Transunion FICO Score 4  (also known as TU-04 or Transunion FICO Risk Score Classic 04)
• Equifax FICO Score 5  (also known as EQ-04 or Beacon 5).  

Bankruptcy Requirements for Kentucky FHA Home Loans:

FHA states in their published guidelines that if you had a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, you must wait 2 years from the discharge date to reapply for a FHA insured mortgage loan. 

If you had a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy and have a 12 month on-time payment history with the courts, you can potentially get approved for a FHA loan if you get permission from the trustee and qualify with the Chapter 13 payment plan in your debt to income ratio. If you have been in the plan for over 12 months, and have a good pay history, you can submit your paperwork for FHA approval. 

For example, let's say you have been in the Chapter 13 repayment plan for 3 years and you want to buy a home using FHA financing. You could go ahead and petition the Chapter 13 trustee for approval from the courts to get a home loan. The trustee of the Chapter 13 courts will want to know your new loan payment with the home loan, so make sure you know how much  you want to borrow before you apply ,. 

Collections on Credit Report Requirements for Kentucky FHA Home Loans:

: 

• If the credit report shows a cumulative balance of $2,000 or more for collection accounts: 
• The debt(s) must be paid in full prior to or at closing, or 
• Payment arrangements must be made with the creditor and the monthly payment included in the DTI, or 
• A monthly payment of 5% of the outstanding balances of each collection must be included in the borrower’s DTI. 
• Collection accounts of non-borrowing spouses in a community property state must be included in the $2,000 cumulative balance and analyzed as part of the Borrower’s ability to pay all collection accounts. Community property states are Arizona, California, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin
• Medical collections and charge offs are excluded from this
  guidance.B. Judgments – Loans for borrowers with outstanding judgments are
  generally not acceptable unless the following documentation is obtained.
  a. Judgment must be on the credit report that is linked to the TOTAL
  Scorecard findings and the findings must be “approve/eligible” or
  “accept/accept.”
  b. If the judgment will not be paid off and released prior to the
  closing, evidence of a payment agreement may be considered. The
  payment agreement must be in writing and provided at the time of
  underwriting. Crescent will require evidence that 12 months
  satisfactory payments have been made as scheduled. Borrowers
  may not pre-pay scheduled payments in order to meet this
  requirement. The monthly payment must be considered in the
  borrower’s debt-to-income ratio for qualifying.
  c. Any judgments that are discovered in the processing of the loan
  that ARE NOT on the credit report linked to the TOTAL findings
  require the loan to be manually downgraded to “refer” status.
  Crescent does not approve loans that must be manually
  downgraded.
  d. A subordination agreement will be required for any judgment that
  is also a lien against the borrower and/or the subject property.
  C. Disputed Accounts – Because disputed accounts are not generally
  considered in the borrower’s credit report FHA will now require loans of
  borrowers who have derogatory disputed accounts with cumulative
  balances of $1000 or more (excluding medical) to be downgraded to
  “refer” findings and manually underwritten. As you are aware, Crescent
  does not approve loans that require manual underwriting.
  NOTE 1: Disputed derogatory credit account of a non-purchasing spouse
  in a community property state are not included in the cumulative balance
  for purposes of determining if the mortgage application must be
  downgraded to a “refer.”
  NOTE 2: Disputed medical collections are excluded from the $1000 limit
  as are derogatory credit accounts resulting from identity theft, credit theft
  unauthorized use, etc. However, documentation must be provided to
  conclusively support the disputed status. Documentation might entail
  police reports, letters from the creditor, etc.
  II. ML 2013-26 – Back to Work-Extenuating Circumstances
  The guidance provided in ML 13-26 requires loans to be manually
  underwritten. For this reason Crescent cannot approve loans that need these
  credit underwriting leniencies. III. ML 2013-29 – Application of Unused Funds from

Short-sale or Foreclosure Guidelines for a Kentucky FHA Loan:

If you have experienced a short-sale or foreclosure, FHA states that you must wait 3 years from the date of the sale to obtain FHA financing again. And important note is this: The waiting period starts not when you were discharged from the home or bankruptcy, the waiting period starts when the home is sold and the deed transferred at the courthouse. 

This is important to remember because a lot of people think it starts when they vacate the home or when there bankruptcy is discharged if the mortgage was in the bankruptcy, but it does not!!! The date used to end the waiting period starts when the deed is transferred at the courthouse from the owner to back to bank or whomever buys the home in the default. 

Delinquent Federal Debt (Taxes, Student Loans) Kentucky FHA Loan Requirements:

If you have a delinquency with the Federal Government, this could hurt your chances of getting approved for a FHA backed Mortgage Loan. Here is why:

All FHA participants are ran through the CAVIRS Alert System administered by HUD to check to see if the mortgage applicant is delinquent  to the Federal Government. This usually arises from an IRS income tax lien, over-payment on a social security claim, or lastly, a defaulted student loan. 

A lot of the times FHA borrower don't realize that if they don't pay there Federal backed student loans, they go into default and this will hold you up from getting a FHA loan or possibly they will hold your tax refund. 

If you have been delinquent on your student loans, you have to call and get on a 9 month repayment plan with them and they will clear you of your CAVIRS Alert. The payment plan can be as little as 5 or $10 a month, but the important thing is to get started so this will improve your credit rating too along with releasing the liens against you for other federal assistance like tax refunds, social security payments and benefits to name just a few. 

I have done many FHA loans in Kentucky where they have rehabbed their Student loans if they are backed by Federal government and got them loan after 9 months. 

If you happen to have an agreement already worked-out with the IRS or student loan creditors, sometimes we can take that arrangement and get you approved sometime with FHA depending on the lender. 

Child Support Obligations Kentucky FHA Loan Requirements:

If the credit report shows a delinquent child support agreement, the FHA Government Underwriter will want to see the current child support agreement and what the monthly payment is so as to make sure they have your debt to income ratio figured correctly. You can have a delinquency report of child support on your credit report and still get an FHA loan. 

 It is okay to be paying child support ,a lot of times it shows on a borrower's pay stubs, and if so, we simply use that child support obligation to use for debt to income ratio qualifying. 

As you can see, it is quite possible to buy a home in Kentucky with past bad credit. I work with a lot of mortgage applicants that has experienced credit issues in the past, but with the right direction and guidance, I can possibly get you into a home in 2020. 

Put my 20 years of Kentucky Mortgage Experience to work for you . 

Joel Lobb (NMLS#57916)
Senior  Loan Officer

American Mortgage Solutions, Inc.

10602 Timberwood Circle Suite 3

Louisville, KY 40223

Company ID #1364 | MB73346

Text/call 502-905-3708
kentuckyloan@gmail.com

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What are the guidelines for using Alimony, Child Support, or Separate Maintenance income for A Kentucky Mortgage Loan Approval?

Alimony, Child Support, or Maintenance income may be considered only if evidence of all of
the following is provided for a mortgage loan approval:

• Payments are likely to be received consistently for the first three years of the 
mortgage; 
• A copy of the divorce decree, legal separation agreement, voluntary agreement, or 
court order specifying the amount of support and the period of time over which it will 
be received is required; and 
• Evidence that the funds have been received for the last 6 months using cancelled 
checks, deposit slips, Federal tax returns, or court records.

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