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1% Mortgage Loans... What's The Catch?
While there are several different types of 1% mortgage loans, there are really only two major keys to winning with a 1% mortgage loan. The first key is to make sure the loan is set up correctly from the beginning. And the second is to make sure you are ...

Refinance Mortgage Rate and Mortgage Rates
Refinance mortgage rate is the best rate available to qualified homeowners for refinancing their current home mortgage. Refinance mortgage rates vary from product to product and customer to customer. A consumer with excellent credit will qualify for the ...

Refinancing Your Loan
Refinancing your home or property is a big decision that could drastically affect your financial future, for the good or the bad, depending on how smart you go about the process. Take the time to explore all of the different refinancing options you have ...




Credit Scores: Don't Waste Your Money
 
Did you know that your credit score that you purchase online is not the same credit score your loan officer gets?

You probably know that when you apply for a mortgage, your loan officer gets all three credit reporting agencies reports with three different scores. From your three credit scores, most mortgage companies use your middle credit score to determine your credit worthiness.

Do you know that the credit score an auto dealer sees is not the same credit score your loan officer sees?

Imagine our surprise to find out that my husband's credit score for purchasing my new car one afternoon was 50 points higher than his top credit score was earlier in the day when he refinanced an investment house. This happened because credit scores get computed differently for mortgages and auto loans!

If you think that you have a great credit score because you recently bought a new car, think again. You may have been told that your credit score was 700 by a finance company. Therefore, you think that you have the perfect credit score to buy a house. Don't be surprised to hear from your loan officer that your credit score falls short of a prime rate mortgage loan.

You don't want to have your credit history checked too often. You do get a small penalty with a few points deducted when you have too many inquiries on your credit report. However, when you're shopping for a car or a home loan, the credit reporting agencies batch your inquiries into one. In other words, you can call several mortgage lenders to shop for the best terms and rates without losing points.

Don't waste your money buying your credit scores. These scores are not the ones real estate lenders get. Instead, get your credit scores FREE by calling a loan officer.

Copyright © Jeanette J. Fisher

About the author:

Jeanette Fisher teaches how to get out from under credit card debt, how to use credit to make money, and six ways to build strong credit to finance your first home and multiple investment properties. For a free ebook "Credit Tips for Mortgage Financing," see http://worryfreecredit.com/



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US mortgage applications dipped before Fed move-MBA
Reuters - 12 hours ago
The jump in applications during December may have been driven by homeowners already "on the fence" and prepared to refinance on a drop in mortgage rates, ...
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Mortgage applications down in latest survey Forbes
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US Banks Offer Mortgage Rates Below 5% as Fed Buys Securities
Bloomberg - 30 minutes ago
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s index of applications to purchase a home or refinance a loan dropped to 1143.8 for the week ending Jan. ...

Low mortgage rates tough to get
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 5 hours ago
Warshawsky said people who have less than 20 percent equity or who are trying to take cash out in a refinance are being told they need to buy mortgage ...
Low Mortgage Rates Have Many Refinancing WMTW
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Kitchener, Ontario Canada, Canada - 3 hours ago
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Tips for Refinancing Your Mortgage
NBC 29 News, VA - 4 hours ago
Daniel Thornton and his family are in the process refinancing the mortgage on their home now that interest rates have dropped to historic lows. ...