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This is the No. 1 Reason Americans Get Denied a Mortgage–and It’s Not the Reason You Might Think
MarketWatch, Dec. 16, 2021–Alisa Wolfson
Spoiler alert: An unfavorable debt-to-income ratio was responsible for 32% of all denials.
https://www.marketwatch.com/picks/this-is-the-no-1-reason-americans-get-denied-a-mortgage-01639588234