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• process of examining all the data about a homeowner's property and income documentation to determine whether the mortgage modification should be issued. The person who does this is called an underwriter.

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Underwriting. (n.d.). Making Home Affordable Glossary. Retrieved February 4, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/underwriting.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Underwriting. www.makinghomeaffordable.gov. Making Home Affordable Glossary. Departments of the Treasury & Housing and Urban Development, Making Home Affordable Program. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/underwriting (accessed: February 4, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Underwriting." Making Home Affordable Glossary. Departments of the Treasury & Housing and Urban Development, Making Home Affordable Program. 4 February. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/underwriting.

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