Source: American Banker
Building on existing underwriting policies and consumer disclosures, Renovate America will add income review to its underwriting toolbox. Read an except from the article below:
Patrick Moore, Renovate America’s newly appointed chief lending officer, told Asset Securitization Report that borrower income data will be used in underwriting both PACE loans and an unsecured program funding through local government entities and unsecured loans to finance a wider range of home improvement projects. It will help determine approvals as well as potential loan sizes. The company has been collecting income data for its unsecured lending product, Benji, since 2016.
The move is being made in anticipation of proposed state legislation in California that would mandate “good faith” underwriting standards on PACE loans, including obtaining credit reports and “in some cases, verifying income, assets, and debt obligations,” according to Senate Bill 242.