Your credit score is a critical part of whether your mortgage is approved and what interest rates you will be offered.

Your credit report usually contains a large amount of information about your personal finances for the last several years. The credit report will usually list all of your current credit lines, your closed credit lines, and delinquent credit lines.

A credit line is an extension of credit from any creditor. This can be a credit card, car loan, student loan, or other lender. Your credit report will usually contain the name of each creditor and the account number for the loan. If you have two different mortgages from the same lender they will show up as two different credit lines.

Interest Rates

The interest rate you are offered for your mortgage is based in part on your credit. Some loan programs even require a minimum credit score. It is important to know that mortgage lenders often have many different loan programs. Each of these loan programs may have different credit score minimums.

Although a lender may not give you one loan based on your credit score, there may be additional items you can use for your credit.

Credit Repair

Your credit score can and does change over time. If you have issues on your credit report you need to resolve this directly with each creditor.

Your credit report will usually have you account number with each creditor, as well as their phone number and address. If you pay off debts or remove errors from your credit report you should not stop there. You should update credit bureaus with this information to make sure you credit report becomes more accurate. Do not assume your credit report will be updated quickly.


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