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Back End Ratio (Debt Ratio)
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back end ratio (debt ratio)
- a ratio that compares the total of all monthly debt payments (mortgage, real estate taxes and insurance, car loans, and other consumer loans) to gross monthly income.
Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development