Debt to income ratio

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Debt to income ratio

A percentage of pre-tax earnings that are used to pay off loans (auto loans, student loans and credit card balances). There are two ratios that lenders use to determine there decisions: The front-end ratio is the percentage of monthly before-tax earnings that are used for house payments (including principal, interest, taxes and insurance). In the back-end ratio, the borrower's other debts are factored in.

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