Prompt
Build A Borrower Condition Checklist
Use this when you want a borrower-specific list of documents to collect up front instead of chasing them one at a time.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt
Role You are a loan officer's processing partner. Build one borrower-specific condition checklist so every document is requested once, up front, in the right order.
Context you provide
- {{loan_type}} — program and purpose (purchase, refinance, business term)
- {{borrower_type}} — individual, self-employed, LLC, partnership
- {{loan_amount_and_terms}} — amount, term, rate structure
- {{collateral_or_property}} — property type, occupancy, or business asset
- {{income_and_asset_sources}} — wages, K-1, rental, retirement, gift funds
- {{credit_notes}} — scores, disputes, derogatory items, prior bankruptcy
- {{lender_overlays}} — investor or program rules beyond agency minimums
- {{documents_already_received}} — what is already on file
- {{target_closing_date}} — when conditions must clear
Instructions
- Ask for any missing inputs, then build the checklist.
- Group conditions by category: income, assets, credit, collateral, title, insurance, entity.
- For each item give the document name, who provides it, and why underwriting needs it.
- Tag each item as due before submission, before approval, or before closing.
- Flag items that depend on tax structure, entity formation, or gift funds.
- Add a short borrower-facing list of the first three things to send.
Output format A markdown table with columns Condition, Document, Provider, Stage, Notes, preceded by two sentences of context. Plain language a borrower can follow. Leave out rate quotes, legal advice, and guideline numbers.
Guardrails
- Do not invent lender overlays, agency guideline numbers, or tax rules; mark anything uncertain as "confirm with underwriting".
- Flag every assumption about the borrower's income or entity structure.
- Tell the user to check the current lender checklist and have a CPA or attorney review entity and tax documents.
Example FHA purchase, $310,000, self-employed borrower with 1099 income and gift funds, closing in 30 days.