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Are
you looking for a mortgage and have bad credit. If you or someone you
know have had events in the past that have caused your credit scores to
drop - there is hope even if youve been turned down by banks. Read this
page if you are interested in finding out how you can obtain a mortgage.
The
FHASecure loan program has loans available to those who have had their
credit compromised due to a recently adjusted ARM Mortgage.
There
are more mortgage loan programs available now for borrwers with bad
credit than ever before in history. Even the popular Option Arm
programs are often available to homeowners with some derogatory credit.
There
are loan programs available that will ignore derogatory credit such as
collections, judgements, chargeoffs. Get in touch with us to see if you
qualify, you may be surprised at some of the programs available. Stop
throwing your money away on rent and see if you qualify for a mortgage
loan today!
Lenders
commonly use three criteria to underwrite a mortgage application;
credit, income, and assets. If a loan applicant's has poor credit
history, he can get home financing as long as his other two
qualifications are good. If the home buyer's income and assets
situations are not as strong as they should be, there are sub-prime
banks that specialize in bad credit mortgages, although such poor
credit mortgages often carry higher interest rates.
A
qualified mortgage professional can help you get approved for a loan
even if you have poor credit. Many people who think they have poor
credit can still qualify for some traditional conforming loans. Those
who do have more serious credit problems still have many options
available through sub-prime and niche lenders.
If
for some reason you still are turned down for home financing with bad
credit there is still hope! Your mortgage broker should be able to
refer you to a good credit repair program. Many times these programs
can help you improve your credit score in a in short amount of time.
In
the past mortgage programs were only available through banks with 20%
down and you needed to have a good credit rating. Along with that your
DTI or debt to income ratio needed to be around 41% or below to
qualify. With the lenders that are now considered Sub-prime or
Non-prime you can get a loan one day out of bankruptcy, with up to a
55% DTI or even if you have mulitiple lates on your credit report. The
guidelines are different for each lender and program.
When
you get a new mortgage with bad credit, remember to take a long term
outlook on it, this bad credit mortgage is your first step toward
rebuilding credit and rasing your credit score. If possible, use this
mortgage to pay off your credit cards, personal loans and other debts
and to rebuild your credit by paying the mortgage payment like
clockwork every single month. In as little as 1 year your credit scores
will have improved, and in 2 to 3 years you can plan on refinancing
again to take advantage of your now dramatically higher credit score.
The
standard FHA programs available are characterized by common sense
underwriting. If you have bad credit due to a situation or condition
which you have fixed, and you are unlikely to repeat the mistakes, an
FHA underwriter can take that into account and still approve your loan
at low fixed rates.
There
are many loan programs for borrowers with lower credit scores. Some of
these programs are even available after bankruptcy. Others offer up to
100% financing. A good mortgage professional can help find the right
program for you.
Sometimes
if you are unable to get a loan due to bad credit or because of loan
terms that do not benefit you your mortgage broker can guide, educate,
and/or work with you to fix a couple of small things to help you
qualify within a month or two. One option is working with a credit
repair company and another option may be to simply wait a couple of
months until your bankruptcy, foreclosure or late payment is just a
little older. Your mortgage broker wants to help you to get financing
and can be a great source of information for how to get back on track.
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