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Does anyone know how banks require proof of income for cosigners, if at all? Just wondering because my parents are self-employed and all we have is last year's tax return...
 
Well the loans I've signed up for USBank , Chase , PNC , and WellsFargo , they all just required the cosigner list they're employment info like address , telephone number , um how long they've been working , but nothing about taxes etc . thus far , my dad is employed and not self employed so I don't know if that may make a difference I just know with those places thats what was needed . They also wanted to know how much was made monthly then yearly . BTw the only reason i signed up to that many places is because they turn me down ( because ) of the co-signer I have been using .

I hope that helps out some .

Stephy :luck:
 
Unfornutely no because my dad messed his credit up for so many years he had it fixed at the last minute Jan. 2008 and he was never approved so now i am stuck thinking of someone else to co-sign for me which forces me right now to go part time cause I only have a federal stafford loan and that's by myself no co signer was needed .
 
catnip7 said:
Does anyone know how banks require proof of income for cosigners, if at all? Just wondering because my parents are self-employed and all we have is last year's tax return...
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For normally employed people, most lenders will ask for a month's worth of paystubs, and maybe last year's tax return summary or W-2's.

For self-employed, add another year's tax return, or possibly a history of quarterly tax filings and/or P&L statements. Harder to do, but not impossible.
 
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Trying my best to believe that myself right now. Hang in there, everyone. 🙂 Thank you for your support and keep the advice a'comin.
 
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