Not exact matches
• More lenient qualifying terms:
Obtaining a VA
loan is easier
than a
conventional loan, as the standards for income and credit score as not as stringent.
FHA guidelines have always allowed lower down payments and looser credit qualifications
than conventional financing; but during the freewheeling time before the housing bubble burst in 2003 - 2007,
conventional loans were just as easy to
obtain and many had zero - down - payment options so FHA
loans were less popular.
FHA
Loans also help home buyers with less - than - perfect credit scores obtain home financing, as the minimum credit score requirement is typically lower than other conventional l
Loans also help home buyers with less -
than - perfect credit scores
obtain home financing, as the minimum credit score requirement is typically lower
than other
conventional loansloans.
Historically, it has been easier to
obtain an FHA
loan than a
conventional mortgage.
VA
loans will generally allow the veteran buyer with a lower credit score to qualify for an interest rate lower
than a buyer with the same credit who's
obtaining FHA /
conventional financing.
The Federal Housing Administration, created during the Depression era, has been a steadying presence in residential markets for the last two years, yet some buyers, sellers, and even practitioners remain hesitant about the agency's role, believing that
obtaining federally backed mortgage
loans requires more hoops to jump through
than conventional mortgages do.