My HELOC matures in XXXX 2015 with Bank of America. I have submitted a request for renewal and my wife and I have FICO scores in the XXXX, have {$1000000.00} in an IRA account, and {$100000.00} in our investment account, owe {$19000.00} on my XXXX mortgage, which I am willing to payoff, as well as a car loan which is for my mother 's car in the amount of {$7000.00}. We are both self-employed and the bank has taken our net income as our personal income. They also include our XXXX car leases in the total amount {$930.00} per month as personal debt, although we have expense all lease and other car expenses through our respective business. Based on my payoff of my XXXX mortgage, car loan and proving that the car leases have been deducted through our business income, and meeting the now debt to income ratio, they will not approve the renewal unless I prove that the car leases are for business. My house is appraised for {$800000.00} with the only remaining debt being this HELOC at {$200000.00}. I believe the bank does not understand self-employment borrowers by way of adding business expenses as car leases in their debt formula, but not crediting back the expense on your tax return. 
