This list will help you gather information and documents for your mortgage application, to help get the mortgage process off to a fast and efficient start. Please note: we need this information for each applicant.
If you have any questions or need assistance, please talk to one of our Mortgage Consultants.
Personal Identification
- Copy of your Driver’s License
- Copy of your Social Security Card
- Copy of your Permanent Resident Card or Visa, if applicable
Income Information
- Copies of your W-2 forms for the past 2 years
- Pay stub(s) for the last 30 days, showing year-to-date and current period earnings
- Proof of Social Security or Pension Income, if applicable
- Copy of divorce decree, separation agreement, or property settlement agreement, if applicable
- Proof of child support/alimony income, if you want to have it considered as qualifying income
If you’re self-employed:
- Copies of your signed Federal 1040s for the past 2 years (all schedules and all pages)
Asset Information
- Copies of your statements for past 2 months, or your last quarterly statement, for all checking, savings, IRA, 401(k) or other retirement program, stock and mutual fund accounts (all pages)
If you are receiving money from a relative for the down payment:
- Copy of gift letter (mortgage consultant will provide a form to you)
- Proof of the donor’s ability to give funds
- Documentation of your receiving the funds
If you are selling Real Estate and the proceeds will be used for the down payment:
- Copy of the executed sales agreement
- Copy of the HUD-1 Settlement Statement
If you own Real Estate other than your primary residence:
- Street address
- Current market value
- Lender’s name and account number
- Property taxes and insurance costs
- Proof of any rental income (current leases and/or all pages of last 2 years tax returns)
Residence Information
- Street address of every residence you have lived in during the past 2 years
If you are currently renting:
- your current landlord’s name(s), address and phone number
Miscellaneous Information
- Name and telephone number of closing attorney and/or title company
- Homeowner’s insurance agent and telephone number
- Explanation(s) of any derogatory credit
- Explanation(s) of any gaps in employment
For a Purchase Transaction
- Copy of your signed and executed purchase agreement and all addenda
- Copy of your cancelled deposit check
- Your Realtor’s name and telephone number
For a Refinance Transaction
- Copy of your monthly statement for the current mortgage
- Copy of survey, title policy, and homeowner’s insurance
- Copy of your monthly statement for any Equity Loans or Lines of Credit, if applicable
- Copy of your mortgage note (for FHA and VA Loans only)
Veteran’s Administration Loan Applicants
- Military discharge papers (Form DD214), if applicable
- Certificate of Eligibility
Please contact us if you have questions or if we can help you in any way.