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Credit is what the underwriter uses to review how well a borrower manages his or her current and prior debts. Usually documented by a credit report from each of the three credit bureaus, Equifax, Transunion and Experian, the credit report provides information such as credit scores, the borrower's current and past information about credit cards, loans, collections, repossession and foreclosures ...
Equifax, a US credit bureau, offers a bankruptcy risk score called the Bankruptcy Navigator Index to its commercial clients. [3] The BNI 4.0 considers a consumer's credit balances versus credit limits as the most heavily weighted factor. It has a scoring range starting at 1 (low) and ends at 600 (high) with lower scores being a greater risk for ...
Credit scores usually range from 300 to 850 showing the customer's creditworthiness. A customer with a high credit score shows that they are creditworthy and banks will have no problem giving them a loan. If a customer has a low credit score then banks would be hesitant to give out a loan and if they do it might be with a higher interest rate.
You will also need to provide information about your current mortgage, including the lender’s name and account number, loan type, monthly payment amount, outstanding balance and credit limit.
Your credit score: One of the biggest determining factors for mortgage approval is credit score. A credit score of 661 or higher places you in the creditworthy category, according to Freddie Mac.
Type of Loan. Minimum Credit Score. Conventional. 620. Jumbo. 700. FHA. 580 (or 500 with 10 percent down) VA. 620 (VA doesn’t require a minimum credit score, but lenders do)
The FICO bankcard score, FICO auto score, FICO personal finance score, and FICO installment loan score are between 250 and 900. The FICO Mortgage Score and FICO Score XD 2 are between 300 and 850. [19] [20] Higher scores indicate lower credit risk. [21]
Risks for the lender are of three forms: interest rate risk, default risk, and prepayment risk. There is a risk to the lender that the rate on an adjustable-rate mortgage may decrease. If this is not matched by correlated decreases in rates on the lender's liabilities, profits will suffer.