Mortgage Decision Intelligence · 23-Year Banker · Free · No SSN

Mortgage denial
doesn't mean
you don't qualify.

FRC doesn't just model mortgage rules. It models how real-world lending behavior diverges from them — showing you the gap between written policy and actual decisions.

This Week's Market Signal
45 CAUTIOUS
700+ FICO → submit · Borderline → wait
● Stable macro signals · Low volatility regime
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Overlay Friction Index 47 MODERATE ↗
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SSDI Acceptance 71% ↑
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Core Intelligence Tools
Most Used · AI-Powered
Denial Letter
Decoder
Paste your denial letter. Zai identifies whether it was a government rule or a lender's hidden overlay — with confidence scoring and action plan.
Decode Now →
Reverse
Underwriter
Which lender type may be a better fit — based on HMDA denial rates, rate, and monthly payment? 7 categories, simultaneously.
See My Odds →
Underwriting
Digital Twin
Same borrower, 5 lender types, simultaneously. Your Borrower Risk Genome — income, credit, DTI, reserves, payment history graded A–D.
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Before You Apply
Pre-Denial
Intelligence
Know which lender types shows higher historical denial rate your profile — and why — before you apply. No credit pull. No SSN.
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Loan Comparison
FHA vs Conv
vs VA
Side-by-side: payment, PMI, historical alignment, 30-year total cost. Highest historical fit highlighted for your profile.
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Free AI · 23 Years
Zai —
Banker AI
23 years of underwriting knowledge on demand. SSDI, self-employed, physician, denied applicant — any edge case.
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Brokers · Lender Routing
Zai for
Brokers
Submit client files. Get lender routing with approval fit score, overlay analysis, and DTI math. Built for licensed professionals.
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Specialty & Data
SSDI Qualifier
FHA 15% · Conv 25% gross-up (varies by lender — verify current guidelines)
Self-Employed
2-yr tax return normalizer
Physician Loan
Resident · Fellow · Attending
Flexibility Rankings
VA(95) → Conservative(28)
Approval Window
At what rate do you qualify?
Denial Rate by City
15 US metros · HMDA data
Broker Dashboard
Client tools · Link sharing
🧬 Denial Genome Project
Open taxonomy · Case studies
OFI For Borrowers
Was my denial a rule or overlay?
OFI For Lenders
Credit policy intelligence · Q2 2026
📊 OFI Evidence Base
7 years HMDA · 5 lenders · 38.6pp spread

FRC Research Division

Quarterly overlay intelligence. OFI historical series since Q4 2024. Open data CC BY 4.0 — free to cite and embed.

State of Underwriting 2026 → 📊 OFI Evidence Base OFI Dashboard FRC Signals Glossary API
OFI · Q2 2026
47
Moderate · Re-tightening
Lender Trends What is OFI? →
Intelligence Guides
Why Was I Denied? What Is a Lender Overlay? DTI Denial Explained Credit Score Denial VA Loan Denial FHA vs Overlay Read Denial Letter Can I Get Approved? Self-Employed Denial ECOA Code Lookup 2027 Trends 🧬 Denial Genome Project

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🔍 Denial Intelligence
Why Was I Denied? Mortgage Denied — Now What? Lender Overlay Explained Denied: DTI Too High Denied: Credit Score VA Loan Denial Reasons Read Your Denial Letter ECOA Code Lookup
💊 Specialty Programs
SSDI Mortgage Qualifier Self-Employed Qualifier Physician Loan Calculator Self-Employed Denial Guide FHA vs Lender Overlay FHA vs Conv vs VA Approval Window Calculator
🏙️ City & Location Data
City Affordability Index Denial Rate by City New York Los Angeles Chicago Houston Austin → All 22 Cities
💰 Salary & Affordability
Can I Afford a House on $100K in Austin? $100K Salary in Austin, TX $100K Salary in Chicago, IL $100K Salary in Dallas, TX City Affordability Index → All 301 Salary Pages
📊 Research & Intelligence
State of Underwriting 2026 FRC Research Division Live Underwriting Radar FRC Signals Overlay Flexibility Rankings 🧬 Denial Genome Project Decision Glossary API & Open Data
🏢 Employer & Credit
City Affordability Index Google (Mountain View) Amazon (Seattle) Apple (Cupertino) Teacher in Raleigh, NC Nurse in Phoenix, AZ Police Officer in Charlotte → All 13 Employers
Built on 23 years of mortgage industry experience · All data sourced from public HMDA federal records
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