What is ‘Debt to Income’ (DTI) ratio? February 26
DTI or Debt to Income ratio is one sure way to analyze your financial health. Debt to Income ratio is calculated by dividing your monthly non-mortgage payments by your gross monthly income.
So for example a person making a gross income of $4000 and making $500 payments on credit cards and loans has a debt to income ratio of 12% ($500/$4000 = .12).
Although this is the standard way to calculate the debt to income ratio, many lenders usually have this formula tweaked a little bit. A debt to income ratio of 10% or less is excellent and a debt to income ratio greater than 20% is generally considered a risk.


