Key Questions:

1. Who are the leading lenders in Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska?
   1. The leading lenders, by market share, are Wells Fargo Bank, Na, Greystone Residential Funding and Wells Fargo Fin'L Alaska, Inc. Do you have the best rate possible? Find out your credit score or browse
2. How stretched will home owners in Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska be in paying off their mortgage?
   1. Homeowners in Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska borrowed an average of 2.28 times their annual income for their mortgage. This compares to 1.97 for all of the US. Based on the national average, there will be a normal risk that Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska homeowners will default on their mortgage payments in the coming years.
3. How likely are the owners of homes in Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska to actually live in them?
   1. 93.4% of home owners in Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska that applied for a mortgage in 2008 live in their homes versus owning them as an investment property. This compares to the national average of 90.0%.
4. How at risk is Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska to the subprime mortgage crisis?
   1. There were significantly less subprime loans taken out by home owners in Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska than the national average in 2008. That is to say, Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska will be less affected by the subprime mortgage crisis in years to come as a lesser percentage of all mortgages in Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska - 2.4% versus 4.8% - will reset to higher rates in 2009. This will mean that there will be less foreclosures caused by the reseting of subprime mortgages in Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska than other areas of the US.