Self-employment and mortgage underwriting have never agreed. A business owner spends the year legitimately reducing taxable income, then applies for a loan and is measured on the number they worked to make small. The bank statement loan measures the deposits instead: 12 to 24 months of personal or business statements, read against a documented expense factor.
The card puts this in careful language, and the language is worth keeping: this is a solution with distinct approval parameters for borrowers that have demonstrated the ability to repay a loan but cannot qualify for a standard mortgage program. Ability to repay is the legal test, and the point of the product is that a real business meets it even when a tax return does not show it.
The published terms are Non-QM loans from $200,000 to $10,000,000 on terms of 5 to 30 years, with the rate and leverage set per file. Occupancy covers owner occupied and not owner occupied, and flexible expense factors are published as a benefit, which is the lever that decides how much of the deposit flow counts as income.
This unique solution has distinct approval parameters for borrowers that have demonstrated the ability to repay (ATR) a loan but cannot qualify for a standard mortgage program. Qualify for a mortgage using your personal or business bank statements. Perfect for self-employed borrowers and business owners who want flexible documentation, high LTV, and great rates.
Loan Goat, on bank statement mortgage loans