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Defy Mortgage: investor loan terms

What Defy Mortgage publishes about its dscr / rental loans, with links to every source.

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Summary of published terms

Loan types
DSCR / rental
Channel
Direct to investors
Min FICO (lowest stated)
640
Max purchase LTV
85%
Max cash-out LTV
80%
Min DSCR
0.75x
Loan size
Not published
Prepayment penalty
Not published
Short-term rentals
—
Foreign nationals
Yes
Coverage
Processes DSCR loans in all states except AK, AZ, ID, MI, MN, NV, ND, OR, SD, UT, VT.
Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Washington, D.C.

Note: States 'no hard maximum loan limit'; 85% LTV requires 740+ FICO.

Summary fields show the lender’s rental/DSCR program where it has one, otherwise its bridge program. Loan size spans all programs listed.

Program details

DSCR / rental program

Min FICO
640
Max LTV
85% SFR purchase / 80% R&T and cash-out
Min DSCR
0.75x (≥1.00 for cash-out)
Loan size
No hard maximum