The FICO Score And Your Bad Credit Mortgage

On October 19, 2009, In Mortgages

For those of us who live in the United States there is a number that we should be concerned bout when applying for a mortgage and that is the FICO score. This simple number will determine the interest rate you pay, the credit limit that is set and whether or not you get the loan you need to buy that house you have your eye on.

When your score is low you will be applying for bad credit mortgages and will not be in any position to negotiate a good deal with your lender. If you get a mortgage at all you will just need to accept the terms you are offered.

What Is A Fico Number?

FICO stands for the Fair Isaac Corporation who have been around since the 1950′s and originally handled credit histories for companies and consumers. These days their main function is to collect reports from the credit reporting agencies that collect individual credit information namely: Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion.

FICO analyzes the data collected and uses it to generate a number which aims to give a general idea of a consumers credit worthiness taking into account credit history, debt and credit and basically all the information that all lenders and credit agencies have on your financial past.

The number is used by potential lenders to decide how much a risk you represent to them. Obviously they are in the business of getting the money back from you, so if they think you represent a high risk according to your credit rating they will have to charge you higher interest rates to compensate. That is if they grant you a bad credit mortgage loan at all.

There are several things you can do to improve your credit rating and I will go into them in a future article.

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Bad Credit Mortgages

On September 2, 2009, In Mortgages

If this current credit crunch that we are going through means one thing to the ordinary man on the street its the fact that it is now so much more difficult to get your hands on credit. This is especially so for people who find themselves with a bad credit rating, and even more so for those who are looking to take out a mortgage.

Even consumers with a perfect credit rating are finding it hard to get a lender who will give them a home loan unless they have a massive deposit to secure the mortgage for the property they desire.

So where does this leave those of us looking for a bad credit mortgage? Well whether you believe it or not you should still be able to find a mortgage even in the current economy but you will need to shop around to discover a lender willing to lend and to get the best deal with the lowest interest rates.

That’s the biggest problem with bad credit mortgages, the banks who are giving you the money will want to charge interest rates that can make your house purchase look unappealing and they might impose restrictions and penalties that put you off altogether.

Your best option is to get professional advice from an impartial source. They will be able to point you in the direction of the best deals on the market at the current time and be able to tell you what restrictions you should put up with.

Remember that no matter what type of mortgage you get you’ll need to ensure that you have the capability of making the agreed repayments on time or you risk losing your property. Foreclosure is the term for the situation when a homeowner fails make their repayments and if this happens you can be sure your lender will take action sooner rather than later. When this happens you will need to take serious action to stop foreclosure but the means by which you will be able to do this is a topic for a future article.

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