First,
refinancing requires a credit check, verification of income or a job offer, and in some cases, the addition of a cosigner to strengthen the application.
Not exact matches
If you have an FHA mortgage, the FHA Streamline
Refinance Program
requires no additional
credit check, appraisal or income verification.
Consolidating under the Direct Loan Consolidation program will not
require a
credit check, whereas private
refinance programs are
credit underwritten, meaning you'll need to pass a
credit check to be approved.
Applying for
refinancing often
requires a hard
credit check which your
credit score will be temporarily lowered.
If you have an FHA mortgage, the FHA Streamline
Refinance Program
requires no additional
credit check, appraisal or income verification.
The official FHA guidelines state that FHA Streamline
Refinance loans
require neither a home appraisal nor a
credit score
check.
Other benefits of choosing a Streamline
Refinance is that appraisals,
credit checks, income verification, or employment verification are usually not
required.
The VA Streamline
Refinance, which is formally known as the VA Interest Rate Reduction
Refinance Loan (IRRRL),
requires no appraisal, no verification of income, and no official
credit check.
Despite using your home as collateral, qualifying for a home equity or cash - out
refinance loan will still typically
require a
credit check to qualify.
For example, did you know you can
refinance an FHA mortgage loan without an FHA -
required credit check?
With no
credit check or employment verification
required, it's relatively easy to qualify compared to a traditional
refinance.