Buyer Resources

Lender Checklist: What You Need for a Mortgage

Provided by Sonja Huntsman, CRS, Windermere Sun Valley

208-720-7125  Sonja @SonjaHuntsman.com  www.SonjaHuntsman.com

Lender Checklist: What You Need for a Mortgage

□        W-2 forms — or business tax return forms if you’re self-employed — for the last two or three years for every

person signing the loan.

□        Copies of at least one pay stub for each person signing the loan.

□        Account numbers of all your credit cards and the amounts for any outstanding balances.

□        Copies of two to four months of bank or credit union statements for both checking and savings

accounts.

□        Lender, loan number, and amount owed on other installment loans, such as student loans and

car loans.
□        Addresses where you’ve lived for the last five to seven years, with names of landlords if

appropriate.

□        Copies of brokerage account statements for two to four months, as well as a list of any other major assets of

value, such as a boat, RV, or stocks or bonds not held in a brokerage account.

□        Copies of your most recent 401(k) or other retirement account statement.

□        Documentation to verify additional income, such as child support or a pension.

□        Copies of personal tax forms for the last two to three years.