There are even alternative FICO scores, such as
the FICO mortgage score or FICO bankcard score.
A new
FICO mortgage credit score unveiled Tuesday casts a wider net to capture consumer behavior not previously considered in whether to grant a home loan.
A few days ago, the consumer credit score giant FICO joined with data firm CoreLogic in announcing the new score designed specifically for mortgage lenders called
the FICO Mortgage Score Powered by CoreLogic.
If you were late on child support payments, applied for a payday loan or had trouble paying your rent on time, it could show up on your CoreScore Credit Report and be factored into your new
FICO mortgage score.
Now they come to learn
their FICO mortgage score is 40 points lower and the rate being offered is much higher.
«The new
FICO Mortgage Score is designed especially for prequalification and origination and delivers increased insight when it matters most,» Joanne Gaskin of FICO said in a news release.
For instance, if you're looking to open a credit card most likely the creditor will review your FICO Credit Card Scores or if you're looking for a mortgage your middle
FICO Mortgage Credit Score will be analyzed.
The FICO mortgage score defines risk based on payment history and overall credit profiles.
Before you start, get your reports and
FICO mortgage scores (Experian 2, Equifax 5 and TransUnion 4) from myFICO.com — the exact same scores most mortgage lenders use that are only available there.
There are only two ways for a consumer to access their true
FICO mortgage score: 1) apply for credit or a loan and the lender might give you a copy; 2) pull your 3 - bureau report from www.myfico.com (however, it will cost $ 55 for one 3 - bureau report, but that site will show you all 24 versions of your FICO scores).
With this in mind, it is imperative to remind clients to check their credit scores as soon as they are considering purchasing a new home and to make sure they know
their FICO mortgage lending score.
For example,
a FICO mortgage score is calculated differently than a FICO auto loan score.
My post «New
FICO Mortgage Score» outlined the specifics of a just - announced credit score developed by Fair Isaac Corporation to market to the mortgage lender industry.
However, if your traditional credit file doesn't have much data in it and the new data included in
the FICO mortgage score is mostly negative, your chances of being granted credit will take a hit.
You have the same rights to dispute negative, inaccurate information in the CoreScore Report — which feeds
the FICO mortgage score — as you've always had with traditional credit reports.
-- from the Fair Isaac announcement of its new
FICO mortgage score
In an article fetchingly titled «How Mowing Your Lawn Could Affect Your New FICO Score,» US News & World Report freelancer and blogger at My Family Finances JP discusses some of the implications of
the FICO Mortgage Score and what's behind the number.
Here's an update on a few past post topics: Timebanking, high - frequency trading, the LIBOR scandal, the new
FICO mortgage score, housing prices and mortgage rates, Facebook stock, and last but not least my friend Tom's real estate dilemma!
Nonetheless, these higher
fico mortgages are expected to result in lower losses, so FHA should make money on mortgage loans issued this year and over the next few years, according to an independent audit designed to gauge the agency's health.
Sully: While there are
no FICO mortgages out there, they're a lot more difficult to get than one with a good credit score.
Not exact matches
«Fair Isaac Corp., or
FICO, the company behind the widely used scoring formula, and data provider CoreLogic recently announced a collaboration that will result in a separate score that will be available to
mortgage lenders and incorporates information that will include payday loans, evictions and child support payments.
Or if you're looking for a
mortgage, one credit bureau might rely on a different
FICO algorithm that gives them a more accurate picture of whether you're a better
mortgage borrower than, say, a car loan borrower.
Moreover, when you have a high
FICO score, the «adjustment» to a conventional
mortgage because you are making a low down payment will add 0.25 percent to your interest rate if you make a 5 percent down payment, or 0.75 percent if you make a lower down payment.
Most
mortgage lenders look at
FICO credit scores when assessing potential borrowers.
In general,
FICO scores range from 300 to 850, but certain scores designed for specific types of lenders — such as auto lenders and
mortgage lenders — have a range of 250 to 900.
Many lenders use the
FICO score model to decide whether to grant homebuyers
mortgages.
To get approval for a conventional
mortgage loan, you must meet
FICO score, debt - to - income ratio and loan amount requirements.
With a 700 credit score, you would qualify for a 4.35 %
mortgage rate, according to recent figures from
FICO.
Find out your credit score: It's important to know if you're near the 700
FICO score threshold that private
mortgage insurers have established.
The
FICO credit score, which is commonly used by
mortgage lenders, ranges from 300 to 850.
For example, I applied for a
mortgage and two credit cards within a short time period not long ago, and my
FICO score dropped about 10 points just because of these inquiries.
The
FICO credit scoring system is widely used by
mortgage lenders these days.
Specifically, if you apply for a
mortgage or auto loan with several different lenders within a «normal shopping period» — which ranges from 14 to 45 days, depending on the version of the
FICO formula — it will count as a single inquiry for credit - scoring purpose.
I feel happy that because my
mortgage refinance was rejected in 2015, those who are getting loans have rock solid financials better than a 800
FICO score and $ 250,000 in income.
In April 2017, home buyers who successfully closed on their
mortgage loans had an average
FICO credit score of 722.
Disclaimer: This article shows the average
FICO credit scores for home buyers using FHA, VA and conventional
mortgage loans, as of April 2017.
Any
mortgage inquiries within a normal shopping period — which can be from two weeks to 45 days, depending on the version of the
FICO score — will count as a single inquiry for scoring purposes, no matter how many applications you complete.
When I checked recently, they showed that if you were borrowing $ 200,000 via a 30 - year fixed - rate
mortgage and you had a top
FICO score in the 760 to 850 range, you might get an interest rate of 3.88 %.
When I checked it recently, it showed that if you were borrowing $ 200,000 via a 30 - year fixed - rate
mortgage, and you had a top
FICO score in the 760 to 850 range, you might get an interest rate of 3.335 %, with a monthly payment of $ 880, and total interest paid over the 30 years of $ 116,717.
Both private research and internal assessments reportedly conducted (but not published) by the GSEs, however, raise significant doubts as to the numbers of additional low income borrowers that might be approved using VantageScore vs
FICO for
mortgage lending.
These differences between
FICO and VantageScore make the credit rating agencies, lenders and servicers, and end investors in residential
mortgage backed securities (RMBS) nervous about depending upon newer scores to judge default risk.
«The credit score model the GSEs essentially require
mortgage originators to use for
mortgage lending —
FICO 4 — is outdated, based on models estimated in the late 1990s.
Because the GSEs require three credit reports for conventional and government
mortgages, the repositories apparently decided to come together in an anti-competitive alliance to promote the new VantageScore as a way of displacing Fair Isaac Corp (NASDAQ:
FICO), publisher of the
FICO score traditionally used to assess consumer credit.
According to data from
FICO, an applicant as of this writing with a good 680 score qualifies for an APR of 3.71 percent for a 30 - year fixed - rate
mortgage.
Of note to one reader's question, lenders do not need a
FICO score to submit a
mortgage to the federal housing agencies for insurance, but the GSEs do require all three raw credit reports be pulled into a «Tri Merge» file as part of the underwriting process.
The rental and utility payment data included in Vantage is limited and, to the earlier point on
FICO, really does not tell you about the obligor's ability to pay a 30 - year
mortgage and take care of the house.
The VA cash - out refinance remains one of the more attractive cash - out refinance options due to the high loan - to - value maximum, lack of monthly
mortgage insurance, and lenient
FICO score guidelines compared to other cash - out loan programs.
A low
fico score borrower typically doesn't have 20 % down and so will have to pay a higher interest rate and
mortgage insurance.
With three percent down, standard
mortgage insurance for a buyer with a 720
FICO score is.95 percent per year.
However, many VA
mortgage lenders require minimum
FICO scores in the low - to mid-600s.