Verification first: Why mortgage lending must rethink income - and how it actually works

Mortgage underwriting relies heavily on verifying income amounts but fails to assess income stability and behavior over time, leading to inaccurate risk assessments. This oversight is critical as modern borrowers often have unstable or variable incomes that current systems inadequately evaluate, necessitating a shift towards early verification of financial data to predict long-term repayment ability.

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