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Mortgage debt ratios measure a borrower’s ability to repay a loan. Lenders generally will not approve a borrower whose debt ratios are above that lender’s maximums.
There are two common debt ratios, the Gross Debt Service (GDS) ratio and the Total Debt Service (TDS) ratio.
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