And having money available for people to borrow helps
keep mortgage and car loan rates low.
Not exact matches
They've claimed that balances on multiple credit cards, student
loans,
car loans,
and mortgages have made it impossible to reduce their balances
and that
keeping track of the payment dates is a nightmare.
In general, lenders like to see housing expenses (principal, interest, property taxes,
mortgage insurance, HOA fees, etc.)
kept to 28 percent or less of your gross (before tax) income,
and they prefer that all of your bills — home
loans plus
car payments, credit cards, etc., total no more than 38 percent of your gross income.
If you want to
keep property like a home or a
car and are behind on the payments on a
mortgage or
car loan, a chapter 7 case probably will not be the right choice for you.
As debts pile up however, this creates a big problem, a debt cycle of using new debt to
keep up with
mortgage payments,
car loans, student debt
and ultimately living expenses.
If you want to
keep things simple, credit can be broken into two categories that contribute to your account diversity: (1) Revolving lines of credit (ie, credit cards)
and (2) installment accounts (student
loans,
mortgages,
car loans, etc.), says Wayne Sanford, founder of Dallas - Fort Worth — based New Start Financial.
So pay down expensive accounts — like credit cards, retail cards,
and car loans —
and keep your low - interest, tax - deductible debt, such as a home
mortgage.
But for others who may be looking for say, a
car loan or home
mortgage, you should
keep your cards open
and concentrate on building up your score.
The penalties relate to fees assessed on
mortgage interest rate lock extensions — money that prospective homebuyers pay to
keep an offered interest rate for a set period of time —
and mandatory insurance that the bank placed on consumers»
cars in connection with auto
loans it originated.
However, bankruptcy does not relieve you of the obligation to pay secured debts, such as
mortgages and car loans, if you intend to
keep the property.
A chapter 13 case may be advantageous in that the debtor is allowed to get caught up on
mortgages or
car loans without the threat of foreclosure or repossession,
and is allowed to
keep both exempt
and nonexempt property.
If you can afford to continue to make your
car loan and mortgage payments, Chapter 7 provides a process, called «reaffirmation», for you to
keep those assets.
This can make it easier to
keep up with your
mortgage and car loan payments.
Keep in mind that your FICO score is a key player in obtaining credit cards,
mortgages,
and car loans.
In a Chapter 7 case, the most common type of personal bankruptcy, the court doesn't allow an individual to
keep their assets, but most exemptions allowed under state
and federal law are large enough to cover a secured debt such as a house
mortgage a
car loan.
If the credit cards balances are in good condition for a number of years, the
mortgage and car loan payments are regular
and the letter possibly covered, it means the applicant manages to handle his credit accounts
and keeps his finances in order.
In addition, secured debts like your
mortgage and secured
car loan are not affected by bankruptcy
and you can
keep these assets, if you wish, as long as your payments are up to date.