Guide · Debt-to-income

Front-end vs back-end DTI

Educational guide · Updated · About 6 min read

John Rey Balais, developer of Nestfigure Written & maintained by John Rey Balais Developer · Nestfigure

Front-end focuses on housing. Back-end adds car loans, student loans, card minimums, and any other monthly debts you choose to include.

Sample: $5,000.00 monthly gross

  • Housing $1,200.00 → front-end 24.0%
  • + Other $800.00 → back-end 40.0%

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What is front-end DTI?

Housing-related monthly payment divided by monthly gross income, times 100.

What is back-end DTI?

All monthly debts you include (housing plus other) divided by monthly gross income, times 100.

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Housing and other debts entered separately.

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