Greg Rekitt with 2 pound yellow perch caught from Presque Isle Bay. Jim McCarthy with a perch taken on a jig while trolling a waterway in Wayne County. Joseph Getz of Nazareth displays a yellow perch caught while ice fishing at Mauch Chunk Lake, Carbon County. Walker Loveland Sr., Wallsville, caught this nice perch from a local pond in Lackawanna County.
DEFINITION of 'Housing Expense Ratio'. A ratio comparing housing expenses to before-tax income that is used by lenders to qualify borrowers for a mortgage. The housing expense measure includes mortgage principal, interest payments, property taxes, hazard insurance, mortgage insurance and association fees. The limit is generally 28%. It is sometimes referred to as the front ratio.
Debt-To-Income Ratio. Your debt-to-income ratio may be used to determine: the loan programs that you qualify for; the maximum mortgage amount you qualify for; and how much you can can afford to pay for a home.It is an important measure of risk used by mortgage lenders.own Payment. The amount you can comfortably spend up-front when buying your new home to make up the difference between the purchase price of the home and your mortgage amount. Lenders may require that you have at least a minimum amount of cash reserves after making the down payment.