What is Mortgage Underwriting?
Mortgage underwriting involves a detailed analysis of the potential buyers financial status. Basically, an underwriter makes the determination of whether or not a particular lending institution wants to take on the risk (i.e., buyer) given the amount of the mortgage, the buyers financial obligations, and other variables (e.g., the lending institutions risk appetitie, risk profile composition).
Underwriting is the process of having a third party accepts funds to absorb the risk of loss in value of merchandise. Mortgage underwriting is the calculation of the amount of risk of loss or damage to the asset. When a bank is issuing a mortgage, the asset or property is subject to an evaluation to determine the value of the asset.