DSCR Matrix

Defy Mortgage DSCR loan requirements

Defy Mortgage, LLC (NMLS #2383214) is a Nashville, Tennessee mortgage company that describes itself as a direct lender offering DSCR and other non-QM loans to real estate investors and self-employed borrowers.

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1 program

DSCR Loans

Program type: dscr

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DSCR rules

Minimum DSCR
1.00
Sub-1.0 DSCR allowed
Yes
Sub-1.0 floor
0.75
No-ratio option
No
No-ratio max LTV
n/a

Credit and leverage

Minimum FICO
640
Max LTV, purchase
85%
Max LTV, rate/term
80%
Max LTV, cash-out
80%
Loan amount
$75,000 to n/a

Geography and collateral

States
AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, WA, WI, WV, WY (39)
Property types
Single-family, PUD, Townhome, Condo, 2-4 units
Short-term rentals
Yes
STR minimum DSCR
n/a
Rural allowed
Not published
Max acres
Not published
Min square feet
Not published

Borrower rules

Entity (LLC) borrowers
Yes
Individual borrowers
Yes
Foreign nationals
Yes
ITIN borrowers
No
First-time investors
Yes
Minimum experience
Not published
Cash-out seasoning
Not published
Reserves
3 months
Max loans per borrower
Not published

Terms

Prepay options
5 yr step-down (5-4-3-2-1), Flat 5%
Prepay required
Not published
Interest-only
Yes
Terms
30 yr
Rate types
30-yr fixed

Provenance

Document
None public
Source retrieved
Oct 4, 2026
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Research notes

Machine-extracted by the source check. Each value was taken from the lender's own pages with a quoted passage; see the change log. Yes/no fields the lender does not address hold the standard defaults.

About the lender record

Added by lender:add on 2026-10-04. Sources read: https://defymortgage.com/non-qm-loans/dscr-loans/, https://defymortgage.com/dscr-loan-requirements/, https://defymortgage.com/dscr-loan-rates/, https://defymortgage.com/state-licensing-status/, https://defymortgage.com/learn/dscr-loan-rates-by-fico-tier/, https://defymortgage.com/non-qm-rates/

Data last updated Oct 4, 2026. Guidelines are published by lenders and may have changed since.