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Mortgage Merlin
30-YR CONV6.41%▼0.00
FHA6.15%▼0.00
BANK-STMT7.25%▼0.00
DSCR7.60%▼0.00
JUMBO6.70%▼0.00
15-YR5.81%▼0.03
ITIN7.90%▼0.00
30-YR CONV6.41%▼0.00
FHA6.15%▼0.00
BANK-STMT7.25%▼0.00
DSCR7.60%▼0.00
JUMBO6.70%▼0.00
15-YR5.81%▼0.03
ITIN7.90%▼0.00
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ITIN & newcomer mortgage path finder

Mainstream mortgage tools assume an SSN and a thick credit file. This one doesn’t. Answer seven questions about your status, history, and income — we’ll point you to the programs actually open to you.

Step 1 of 7

What's your immigration / residency status?

ITIN holder — no Social Security number
DACA recipient (have an SSN)
Work visa — H-1B, O-1, L-1, or TN
Green card / lawful permanent resident
U.S. citizen

How this path finder works

There’s no single “immigrant mortgage” — the right program depends on whether you have a Social Security number, how long you’ve been in the U.S., your tax-filing and credit history, and how you earn. A DACA recipient with an SSN has very different options than an ITIN holder with foreign income, even though both are often told “you can’t buy a home.” Usually, you can.

The finder maps your answers to the most likely path: a standard conventional or FHA loan where you qualify for one, an ITIN portfolio loan where you don’t, or a preparation roadmap when building credit and tax history comes first. The logic follows published agency rules (FHA accepts DACA and many non-permanent residents; conventional allows non-permanent resident aliens with work authorization) and common ITIN-program standards.

Educational, not legal advice. Immigration status interacts with lending in ways that depend on your specific documents. Use this to understand your options, then confirm with a licensed loan officer who works with ITIN and newcomer borrowers — and verify any lender on the NMLS Consumer Access database.

Want to see specific program archetypes by criteria? Use the non-QM loan finder, or read the full ITIN mortgage guide.

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