Interest and Dividend Income

Interest and Dividend Income

  1. Verify ownership from the assets from which the interest was earned.
  2. Document a two year history of the income
  3. Develop an average of the income received for the most recent two years.
  4. Subtract any assets used for down payment or closing costs from the borrower total assets before calculating expected future interest or dividend income.

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