Credit Changes Affect Mortgage Qualifying
Credit score formulas have recently changed affecting the qualification of some borrowers when financing a home purchase or refinancing a mortgage. Here are the main changes:
1. Ratio of Balance to Limit
The ratio of account balance to the amount of credit available appears to have more influence on the credit score formula. The less available credit a mortgage borrower has on credit cards, the lower the score would be. More available credit would mean a better score. This change could have a broad impact on credit scores used by mortgage lenders to qualifying borrowers, if credit card issuers implement more cuts on their maximum limits. It doesn’t matter if an account has a balance or not, credit scores may drop if the available credit limit is lowered.
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