Kentucky Rural Housing USDA's Income Requirements for Mortgage Approval
USDA Loans require that the borrower's income meet both "Income Eligibility" and "Income Qualifying" requirements. Income Eligibility is income used to determine whether the income of all adult household members exceeds USDA's county specific and household size allowable limit. Income Qualifying is the income used to determine whether the income is appropriate to support the loan request. The components used to determine the income for both criteria differ. A common list of areas that should be reviewed by the Loan Officer with the borrower is as follows: Income Type Income - Eligibility Income - Qualifying Household Income Income of all adult members of the household are considered for qualifying purposes even if they are not on the loan application Use only income from borrower(s) on the loan application W-2 Annual Income Use Box 3 – Social Security Income Use Box 1 – Wages, tips, other comp Court Ordered Child Support and Alimony Use court ordered amou...