Wendy Dabrusin • NMLS #208235  |  Edge Home Finance, LLC NMLS 891464  |  Equal Housing Lender  |  512-517-7858

Divorce Lending Support

Navigating a mortgage during or after a divorce takes specialized knowledge. Wendy holds two certifications dedicated to exactly this.

Certified Divorce Lending Professional (CDLP)
Certified Divorce Mortgage Planner (CDMP)

In Wendy's words

As a Certified Divorce Lending Professional, my practice is Divorce Mortgage Planning. This is not a loan product or a mortgage application. It is the analysis that sits underneath the property and debt decisions in a divorce: what the equity solutions actually are for each party, whether the proposed settlement will support financing once the decree is entered, how support, timing, and title language affect qualification, and where the settlement, the mortgage, and the real property contradict one another. I bring that analysis to the divorce team while the terms are still open, because after the agreement is signed, the language is what everyone has to live with, and financing has to conform to it rather than the other way around.

Having gone through my own divorce in 1999, I realized that there was a lot of information that wasn't addressed, and the attorneys were only educated on and interested in dividing the marital assets and didn't consider the fact that there is life after divorce. My role as a CDLP is to help integrate the mortgage selected into the overall long and short-term financial and investment goals, to help minimize tax, to minimize interest expense, and maximize cash flow. I offer a different perspective and my goal is to set the divorcing clients up for success post-divorce.

As a Mortgage Lender since 1998 and a CDLP since 2019, my knowledge, training and experience will be a great addition to your divorce team! My consultations are always at no-cost, so reach out to me directly with questions or to schedule a consultation.

— Wendy Dabrusin, CDLP

Ways Wendy can help

Spousal buyouts

Refinancing to remove one spouse from the mortgage and title.

Court-ordered refinances

Meeting deadlines and terms set by a divorce decree.

Qualifying on one income

Understanding how alimony, child support, and asset division affect qualification.

Collaborating with your team

Working with your attorney, CDFA, or mediator for a coordinated plan.

See Wendy's Certified Divorce Lending profile

View her official listing with the Divorce Lending Association.

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