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The 7 Types of Documents You Need for a Refinance

By:
JR Hevron - MortgageLoan.com
Get these documents together before you start the refinance process to streamline your loan.
 
With so many people filing for refinance these days, it can take a lot longer than you’d expect to have your refinance go through. You don’t have control over how backed up your lender is with applications. However, you can speed things up on your end by gathering all of the appropriate documents before starting the refinance process.
 
Think back to your original mortgage and all of the documents that you had to gather. For a refinance, the documentation for your refinance is pretty much the same. The overall purpose is to prove different aspects of your finances to your lender.
 
All lenders have slightly different requirements, but you can bet that they’ll probably ask for documents in the following seven categories:
 
1) Proof of income: Proving your income generally requires the following documents.
  • The last 30 days of pay stubs
  • Your current tax returns
  • Tax forms like W-2’s and 1099s
2) Insurance: You’ll probably need to produce documentation for two kinds of insurance:
  • Homeowners insurance, to verify that you have enough current coverage for your home.
  • Title insurance, to help your lender to check the taxes, the names on the title, and the legal description of the property. 
3) Credit information: You’ll need a recent credit score and credit reports.
 
4) Monthly debt load: While your lender will be able to see your debts during a credit check, you will still have to account for those debts. That means pulling together documents for things like:
  • Your current mortgage
  • Home equity loans
  • Credit cards
  • Auto loans
  • Student loans
5) Total assets: You need to document all of your financial assets other than your home. This means documenting things like:
  • Savings accounts
  • Stocks
  • Bonds
  • Mutual funds
  • CDs
  • Retirement accounts like 401Ks
  • Other real estate
6) Appraisal: Your lender will probably also ask for a current appraisal of the house.
 
7) Loan to Value appraisal: The lender will usually also ask for some kind of appraisal (perhaps informal) of how much your house is worth compared to what you owe on the existing loan.
 
Once you’ve got all of this information together, it should be smooth sailing, right? In a perfect world, yes. Expect plenty of delays regardless of how well organized things are on your end. Not that this is a reason not to do a refinance—but knowing what to expect can make the process seem a little less frustrating.

  

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