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Contrary to popular belief, a short sale can be just as damaging to your credit score as a foreclosure.

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Qualification guidelines are less restrictive, so a VA - approved lender can be more flexible in evaluating criteria such as credit scores, bankruptcy or foreclosure waiting periods, and debt - to - income ratios

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The minimum credit score that is acceptable on a home loan after foreclosure is the same as any other borrower.

You don't need a particular score to qualify; you just need a financial history that's clear of red flags such as a bankruptcy or foreclosure in the last five years, or a history of making late payments to creditors.

Banks and commercial lenders will want to check your personal credit score and history to see if you have had financial problems in the past, such as defaults, foreclosures, tax liens, court judgments and more.

A short sale doesn't affect your credit score as much as a foreclosure, but it will still lower your score and stay on your credit rating for up to seven years.

In fact, if you keep all of your other credit obligations in good standing, your FICO score can begin to rebound in as little as 2 years... a foreclosure is a single negative item, and if you keep this item isolated, it will be much less damaging to your FICO score.

Research from FICO indicates that a foreclosure can shave as many as 160 points, or as few as 85 points, off your credit score.

With a 680 score, absent any red flags — such as a bankruptcy, foreclosure, eviction or vehicle repossession — your credit history is not likely to cost you a job or an apartment.

LAWYER: The foreclosure as well as the bankruptcy will not have a positive effect on your credit score.

Issues on a borrower's record such as poor credit scores, short sales, bankruptcies, foreclosures, loan modifications and can be overlooked by hard money lenders.

Removing derrogetoryy items, such as late payments or foreclosures, will drastically improve your FICO score.

This will vary by lender, but most will want to see borrowers with good to excellent credit scores (which is defined as any FICO score of 690 or above) and no recent derogatory marks on their credit reports (e.g., foreclosures, bankruptcy, defaults, liens, etc.).

This includes their entire credit history such as credit score, loans, bankruptcy, instances of foreclosure, and other public records.

The top reasons for low credit scores include consistently late or missed payments or other major financial issues such as bankruptcy, foreclosure or an unpaid tax lien.

Your foreclosure days will become a part of your distant past as you continue to improve your credit score while looking forward to your next home purchase.

Many credit counselors report foreclosure as having twice the negative impact on your credit score as a bankruptcy.

Typically, a sub-620 credit score doesn't just happen, and is usually the result of a collection, charge - off, bankruptcy, or another serious delinquency, such as past due auto loans or student loans, a late mortgage payment, a short sale or foreclosure.

Mounting debts, delinquent mortgage payments, being sent to collections, and foreclosure can all lower your credit score as well.

I think many people do have a misconception that a short sale won't hurt your credit score as much as a foreclosure would, and I'm glad you addressed that here.

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I decided to have a look at my credit report, found a ton of stuff that was not mine, disputed it and to my utter astonishment, TransUnion listed my score as 720, despite having a foreclosure.

Unlike the credit bureaus will report, you can actually get items deleted on your credit reports such as: bankruptcies, foreclosures, collections, tax liens, charge - offs, etc which will raise your credit scores.

Lenders want to avoid foreclosure as much as you do, so they use credit scores as their first line of defense.

People with scores in the 700s drop into the 500s with a foreclosure but people with a score in the low 600s drop just into the 500s as well.

A foreclosure is not quite as damaging as a bankruptcy and a bankruptcy can take 18 months or longer to improve your credit score.

If you've got a credit score in this range, there's a good chance you have a major derogatory items on your credit report such as as major late payments, court judgements, collections, foreclosure, or a bankruptcy.

Those with low credit scores as a result of bankruptcy and foreclosure have seen their scores plummet further, which also drags down the national average credit score and can skew numbers quite a bit.

By removing your foreclosure account from your credit report, you can increase your credit score and save money on interest rate, fifty point can make the different between obtain or not a cell phone, credit card, mortgage or an auto loan as well.

A short sale stays on your credit for seven (7) years and, while not as detrimental as a foreclosure, has nearly the same negative impact on your credit score.

Unfortunately, the lower scores of African Americans and Latinos are not a surprise, both because of the legacy of discrimination and because these groups have been disproportionately affected by predatory credit practices such as the marketing of subprime mortgages, overpriced auto loans as well as higher foreclosure rates, all of which damage their credit history.

This could potentially allow lenders to use FICO scores in determining eligibility for the PLUS loan, or use 30 or 60 day delinquencies or a longer horizon, such as 7 - 10 years, for defaults, discharges, foreclosures and other write - offs.

You can expect your credit score to drop around 250 points as a result of a foreclosure.

There are many other factors which affect a credit score such as personal bankruptcy, foreclosure and inquiries from prospective financial lenders.

However, your credit score could still be adversely affected by bankruptcy, collections, foreclosures, liens, late payments, credit inquiries (such as applying for a credit card), open lines of credit and outstanding debt.

A good credit score equates to a good credit history, meaning no large derogatory items such as bankruptcies, foreclosures, collections, or defaults.

Its scoring model counts foreclosure as a long - standing and severe event, nearly comparable with bankruptcy, with negative consequences for all forms of credit that walkaways might seek to obtain.

LexisNexis Risk Classifier utilizes data from attributes derived from public records, driving history and credit to help better assess a proposed insured's risk profile.3 What this means is credit history such as a bankruptcy, foreclosure, short sale, tax liens, or even a low credit score can affect your life insurance rates.

However, your credit score could still be adversely affected by bankruptcy, collections, foreclosures, liens, late payments, credit inquiries (such as applying for a credit card), open lines of credit and outstanding debt.

Generally, the applicant's credit report is pulled during the reverse mortgage process for the underwriter to review for current adverse credit issues that may affect the property, such as an open bankruptcy or pending foreclosure; however, scores are not normally a considered factor in the credit decision.

LTVs are allowed up to 97 percent, FICO scores as low as 580 are allowed, as are bankruptcies / foreclosures, in some cases.

More renter credit scores may be on the rebound as foreclosures begin to fall off credit reports.

Borrowers must have a 640 + credit score, and as with the VA Loan, new construction and foreclosures are covered, and townhomes / condos must receive prior approval.

One of the requirements is the completion of a Home Buyers Education Course, as well as the following stipulations: • Minimum credit score 640 + middle score • Income limits and purchase price limits do apply • First time home buyer requirement applies to all borrower -LCB- s) and spouses • No cash back at closing • Co-signers are not permitted • Owner - occupied, 1 unit properties • Town homes or Condos (Condos must be prior approved) • New construction or foreclosures okay

In general, as the foreclosure rating gets older, it has less and less impact on the person's credit score.

That isn't as severe as a short sale, which could lop off 110 - 120 points, or foreclosure, which could slash 115 to 140 points off your credit score, she said.

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