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Before making a loan the lenders will assess a borrower’s DSCR. It is negative cash flow when the DSCR is less than 1, meaning the borrower will be unable to cover or pay current debt obligations without borrowing more.<\/p>
A DSCR of 0.95 means that there is only so much net operating income to cover 95% of the annual debt payments. In the context of personal finance, this would mean that every month to keep the project afloat the borrower would have to dig into their personal funds.\u00a0<\/p>
Though usually, lenders disapprove of negative cash flow, if the borrower has strong resources in addition to their income then some lenders allow it.<\/p>
If the debt-service coverage ratio is close to 1, like, 1.1, then the borrower is unsafe, and a small decline in cash flow could lead to unable to service its debt.\u00a0<\/p>
So lenders may want the borrower to maintain a minimum\u00a0DSCR\u00a0while the loan is outstanding.\u00a0<\/p>
Some agreements will look at a borrower falling below that minimum to be risky.\u00a0<\/p>
When a DSCR\u00a0is greater than 1 it would mean the entity, either an individual, company, or government has enough income to pay for its current debt obligations.<\/p>
A lender’s demand for the minimum DSCR will depend on macroeconomic conditions.\u00a0<\/p>
When the economy is growing, the credits are more readily available, leading the lenders to be more forgiving of lower ratios.\u00a0<\/p>
Whereas lending to less-qualified borrowers can, result in, affecting the economy’s stability, as was the case in 2008 leading to the financial crisis.\u00a0<\/p>
When subprime borrowers could obtain credit, especially mortgages, with little scrutiny.\u00a0<\/p>
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