Question by Tasia M: Can my husband take out a home equity loan without my name?
My husband and I are interested in taking out a home equity loan for home improvments and debt con.. Both of our names are on the current 1st. mortgage, drugs diagnosis but we would like to have the equity loan in just his name, stomach physician we believe that adding my name will only hurt our chances of getting the loan. I am unemployed, decease in college, and have a lot of student loan debt (that is still in deferment) what shoul we do!
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Answer by Mr. Prefect
In order to take a home loan, all owners must sign. When you got your first mtge, were you still in school, and unemployed? Payback will come from the household income, not just your husband’s salary. Banks will look at investments, and any other source of income. You should not be a drag on the loan, and no one will know whether or not you have any student loans since they are in deferment.
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Since you are not currently employed, there’s no reason to put you on the mortgage application anyway. Your debt would raise the ratios and you have no income to compensate. Also, you do not have to be a borrower to stay on title. However, if you live in a community property state, you will still need to sign the note proving that you knew about and was agreeing to the 2nd lien on the property.