I just found that my credit score is 675. It is degraded from 758 in an year because I was not present in the

Vr
Home Buyer
Mountain View, CA

US and PG&E didn't have forwarding address for me. Anyway. I am thinking of buying a condo by applying for a loan of 150K while putting 100K downpayment. Am I toast because of my credit score?

Answers (3)
Marcy Moyer
Agent
Menlo Park, CA

VR,
You can still get a loan but it will be at a higher interest rate and have more points than if you were above 740. You could also compare a conventional loan rate with your credit score to an FHA loan and see which is a better deal for you. The credit score requirements are lower with an FHA loan, but the costs tend to be higher. I can give you referrals for lenders if you are interested.
Marcy

Mon Jun 22 2009, 12:48
Jacob Varghese
Mortgage Broker
or Lender

Santa Clara, CA

How soon are you planning to buy the Condo. We can try to do a rapid re-score and bring up your score.

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Sun Jun 21 2009, 22:08
Adrian Huntingt...
Agent
Walnut Creek, CA
BEST ANSWER

With a 675 you can still get Conventional financing, you will just take a hit for the lower credit score. Instead of getting a 5.25% rate you will qualify with a higher interest rate. If you are buying a primary residence it may be better for you to do an FHA loan. By going FHA you will be closer to 5.5%, but that is still a good rate. In the mean time try to clean up your collection with PG&E and do a rapid rescore to boost your credit.

Sun Jun 21 2009, 22:04

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