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Certificate in US Residential Mortgage Underwriting 

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Certificate in US Residential Mortgage Underwriting
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Overview

Grasping the different stages of loan underwriting, from application review to final approval

Duration

1 hour

Total fee

3,499

Mode of learning

Online

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Certificate in US Residential Mortgage Underwriting
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Highlights

  • Earn a certificate upon completion
  • Learn from industry experts
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Certificate in US Residential Mortgage Underwriting
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VSkills 
Course details

Who should do this course?

For those already working in the mortgage industry, the certificate can serve as a way to enhance their skills and knowledge of the underwriting process

What are the course deliverables?
  • Mortgage and Underwriting Basics
  • FHA/VA Underwriting
  • Due Diligence
  • Calculating Income, LTV & DTI
  • Appraisal Review
  • Tax Returns Analysis
More about this course

Mortgage underwriting in the United States is the process a lender uses to determine if the risk of offering a mortgage loan to a particular borrower under certain parameters is acceptable

Most of the risks and terms that underwriters consider fall under the three C's of underwriting: credit, capacity and collateral

Certificate in US Residential Mortgage Underwriting
 at 
VSkills 
Curriculum

Mortgage Basics

What is a Mortgage?

Monthly Payment

Escrow Account

Types of Loans

Pre-qualification and pre-approval

APR

Points and Pre-Payment Penalty

Standard Mortgage Forms

Government-Sponsored Enterprise (GSE)

Loan Processing

Common Mortgage Terms

Mortgage Terminology

Underwriting Basics

Underwriter Role

Underwriting Elements

Underwriting Process

Types of Underwriting

Mortgage Underwriting

Types of Mortgage Jobs

4 C?s

Loan Stacking

Origination

Underwriter Skills and Duties

Advanced Underwriting

Reference Guides

Agency Guidelines

AUS Findings

Forms 1003 & 1008

Credit Report Review

Credit Analysis

General Income Information

Assessing Income

Assessing Assets

Appraisals

FHA/VA Underwriting

FHA Program

Borrower Eligibility

Mortgage Parameters

Mortgage Insurance

VA Entitlement & Guaranty

VA Credit Underwriting

Due Diligence

Due Diligence Basics

Automated Underwriting

Manual Underwriting

Compensating Factors

Identifying Red Flags

Calculating Income, LTV & DTI

Automated Income Validation

Wage and Income Calculation

LTV/CLTV/HCLTV

Debt-To-Income Ratios

Appraisal Review

Appraisers Responsibilities

Lenders Responsibilities

UAD and UCDP

Collateral Underwriter (CU)

Appraisal Forms

FHA Considerations

Tax Returns Analysis

Self-Employment Business Structures

Cash Flow Analysis Forms Review

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA)

2017 and 2018 IRS 1040 Individual Tax Return

Financial Statements

Sole Proprietorship

1120S Analysis, 1120S K1

Partnership & Partnership Business Analysis

Limited Liability Company (LLC)

Analyzing Corporations

Royalty Payment Income

Farming Income

Certificate in US Residential Mortgage Underwriting
 at 
VSkills 
Entry Requirements

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  • No specific cutoff mentioned
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Bhuvnesh Singh
Certificate in US Residential Mortgage Underwriting
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Learning Experience: Basis of underwriting, income calculation
Faculty: Instructors taught well Curriculum was relevant and comprehensive
Course Support: No career support provided
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Learning Experience: Underwriting US Residential Mortgages
Faculty: Instructors taught well Curriculum was relevant and comprehensive
Course Support: Career support was helpful
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