How do they determine your mortgage rate if you get a house with a friend? Do they average credit scores?

by admin on August 17, 2009

Ashley Z asked:


How do they determine your mortgage rate if you are getting a house with a friend not a husband? Do they average both of your credit scores?

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{ 4 comments }

Patricia M August 17, 2009 at 7:49 am

The primary wage earners credit score.

s_uperdave August 19, 2009 at 10:58 am

Most the time it is the middle credit score of the bread winner, But some banks are now going off the lower of the 2 middle score. And there are about 3 banks that have programs that will take the highest score. It is all up to what program, and bank you get.

Fatty August 21, 2009 at 7:12 pm

The owner occupying the owner occupying the property.

DJM August 24, 2009 at 1:13 am

It depends on the doc type. If you do a Full Doc loan, then it is the middle score of the three provided by the credit agencies of the primary wage earner. However, if you do a lite doc (Stated, No Ratio, etc.), then it will most likely be the lower of the two borrower’s middle scores provided by the three credit agencies.

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