A first time home buyer has a car payment of $485 per month, a student loan with monthly payments of $78.50, a court ordered child support obligation of $600 per month, and a minimum credit card payment of $121 per month. What is the maximum PITI payment for which she can qualify on her monthly gross salary of $5,500 using Fannie Mae‘s 28/36 ratios?
Q. A first time home buyer has a car payment of $485 per month, a student loan with monthly payments of $78.50, a court ordered child support obligation of $600 per month, and a minimum credit card payment of $121 per month. What is the maximum PITI payment for which she can qualify on her monthly gross salary of $5,500 using Fannie Mae‘s 28/36 ratios?
Calculate total debt payments: question_prompt: What's the max PITI payment she can qualify for with her salary and debts, using the 28/36 rule?
Find 36\% of gross salary: Calculate total monthly debt payments by adding car payment, student loan payment, child support, and credit card payment.$485 (car) + $78.50 (student loan) + $600 (child support) + $121 (credit card) = $1284.50
Subtract debt payments for max PITI: Find 36% of the monthly gross salary because Fannie Mae's rule allows up to 36% of income to be used for total debt payments.$5,500×0.36=$1,980
Check 28\% limit: Subtract total monthly debt payments from 36\% of monthly gross salary to find the max PITI payment.$1,980−$1,284.50=$695.50
Determine max PITI payment: Check if the max PITI payment is less than 28% of the monthly gross salary, because it also needs to be within this limit.$5,500×0.28=$1,540
Determine max PITI payment: Check if the max PITI payment is less than 28% of the monthly gross salary, because it also needs to be within this limit.$5,500×0.28=1,540\) Since $695.50 is less than 1,540\), the max PITI payment she can qualify for is $695.50, as it is within both the \)28\%and36\%$ limits.