• Items You Need When Applying For a Loan,Lori Ross

    Items You Need When Applying For a Loan

    Have These Items Ready When You Apply For a Loan It used to be that lenders mailed out verifications to employers, banks, mortgage companies, and so on, in order to verify the data supplied by borrowers. Nowadays, the interest is often in speed and getting answers quickly so alternate documentation

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  • FICO® Scores and Your Mortgage,Lori Ross

    FICO® Scores and Your Mortgage

    Years ago, credit scoring had little to do with mortgage lending. When reviewing the credit worthiness of a borrower, an underwriter would make a subjective decision based on past payment history. Then things changed. Lenders studied the relationship between credit scores and mortgage delinquencies

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  • FICO® Score - a Brief Explanation,Lori Ross

    FICO® Score - a Brief Explanation

    When you apply for a mortgage loan, you expect your lender to pull a credit report and look at whether you’ve made your payments on time. What you may not expect is that they seem to be more interested in your FICO® score. “What’s a FICO® score?” is a common reaction. Each time your credit report i

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