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Underwriting is the process of assessing the risk of lending to a particular borrower.

Mortgage applications are always underwritten before a lender approves or declines an applicant. During the underwriting process, lenders typically consider the borrower’s employment, provable income, credit history, ratio of debt to income, property characteristics and equity, among other things.

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