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Conventional Loan Debt-to-Income Ratios. Generally, the maximum debt-to-income ratio (DTI) for a conventional loan is 43%. However, exceptions can be made for DTIs as high as 50% with strong compensating factors like high credit and/or lots of cash reserves.
1. Calculate your debt-to-income (DTI) ratio. To qualify for a mortgage loan, you must be able to prove that your income covers all of your monthly debt payments, including the proposed new mortgage payment, within DTI guidelines as set forth by Fannie Mae. 1  Fannie Mae uses two metrics to calculate debt-to-income ratio.