Sunday 13 May 2012

Repair Your Credit Before You Apply For A Home Loan

By Crystal Powers


You're in the market for a new home and want to apply for a home loan to get the dream house you've always wanted. But, you found out that you were turned down for the loan, or in some cases, the interest rate offered was too high. What is your best course of action now?

The reason for being turned down for your loan or given the high interest rates is all due to your credit score and how the lender interprets the information when it checks to see if you would be able to pay the loan back. There are ways to fix this issue, and for you to raise your credit score before you apply for the loan again, but you don't have any time to lose. Work on raising your score before you go apply for a loan. Even if you work fast, cleaning your credit takes time.

You should focus on raising your score before you apply for the loan. If your scores are higher, you can get a better loan with great interest. First of all, you need to get copies of all three credit reports.

Look them over to see if there are any incorrect items on them that could hurt your chances for a loan. If something appears wrong, dispute it immediately. If your report shows negative items that are accurate, try to resolve them by paying those debts off - even if it's a little at a time.

Pay what you can as regularly as you can, to show that you are doing your best to keep up with your financial commitments. If creditors see your good effort, they will report that to the bureaus, and it will reflect positively on your report.

Sometimes people try to dispute a correct item. If the credit reporting agencies can't verify the information within a certain time frame, they're required to delete that item from their reports. Although this is legal to do, it's not really recommended. There's no guarantee that even if the credit reporting company deletes that item, it won't reappear later on when they're finally able to verify the information.

You should do your best to keep your bills and accounts current. Even late payments show up on those reports and will affect your credit score. Positive items are what makes lenders want to work with you.

Unfortunately, some things will be hard to have removed from your reports, but don't let that stop you from trying hard to get rid of the negative items. Don't be afraid to ask for a reinvestigation from the credit reporting companies, since it sometimes helps.

If not, you'll have to drop the case and concentrate on what's really important - trying to make more positive items appear on your credit rating reports. Once you've done what you can with the reports, start checking around for lenders to apply to for a home loan.




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