HUD Practice Exam 2023 Questions $ Answers ( Rated A+)

1. Which document is most important when working with a client to develop an initial budget as part of a Client Action Plan?: List of Assets Retirement plan statement Pay stub X Current lease 2. A client would like purchase a home within one year. The client is motivated to increase household income as a way to save for a down payment and qualify for a loan. Which is the best solution for the client to reach this goal?: 3. A credit report may contain which information?: Income history Criminal record # of accounts in collection status A history of payments on an elctric bill 4. A credit report contains inaccurate information. Which action item should the counselor include in the Client Action Plan?: FIle a dispute with the ap- propaite credit reporting agency 5. Six months ago a client left a job as a reporter to start a business in the retail industry. To prepare to buy a house, the client closed credit card accounts and has been using savings to pay down credit card debt and collections. The client has not been able to save much for a down payment with all the debt payments but knows about an affordable homeownership program that only requires a 1% down payment with an FHA loan. What might result from the client closing the credit card accounts?: 6. Which action would a client take to improve a credit score?: 7. A client does not receive a written monthly statement from the credit card company. Which credit law could this omission violate?: FCBA 8. A client shopping for a mortgage loan presents a housing counselor with an offer from a local mortgage lender. The interest rate on the offer is 7.5% for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage with a 20% down payment required. The counselor reviews the client file and determines the client's credit score is 725 and the client's total debt-to-income ratio is 20%. The client asks the housing counselor if the offer is a case of illegal preda- tory lending. How should the housing counselor respond?: I am unable to determine whether the loan is predatory but i suggest you shop around with other ledning sources 9. Which action should a counselor recommend a client take first after dis- covering identity theft?: File an identity theft report 10. In which situation would a client's responsibilities, recurring costs, and upfront costs be evaluated?: When weighing housing options 11. A client works 40 hours a week making $15 an hour. What is the highest monthly mortgage the client can afford based on income if the client secures a conventional loan?: Front End Ratio Formula Conventional = <28% 12. Which type of government insured loan was created for financing homes in rural areas?: USDA 13. A client keeps having budget problems due to unexpected expenses. Which financial tool would best assist this client to prepare for unexpected expenses and avoid increasing credit usage?: Emergency Fund 14. A client has a monthly household income of $2,300, monthly debt pay- ments of $450, and an optimal monthly housing ratio of 32%. What is the client's optimal monthly housing payment?: Front End Ratio Formula 15. What is the back-end ratio for a client with a monthly housing expense of $1,250, a monthly total of $88 in other consumer debt payments, and a gross household income of $4,460 per month (rounded to the nearest whole percent)?: Debt to income ratio or back end ratio 16. A client earns a salary of $45,000 at a job held for three years. The client has credit card bills, student loans, and a car loan totaling $500 per month. The client has already saved $3,500 for a down payment and is using an FHA Energy Efficient Mortgage (EEM). If the client wants to make the minimum down payment for a home priced at $150,000, how much more does the client need to save?: FHA downpayment is at least 3.5% 17. Under which condition would most down payment assistance programs approve a waiver of the homeownership education requirement?: Most will not waive the homeownership education requirement 18. Which type of assistance administered by a public housing authority allows for location flexibility?: Project based vouchers 2.2-23 19. A client's payment history affects which factor of creditworthiness?: - Character