How Important Credit Score to Mortgage Rate?

Friday, October 18, 2019
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Many Americans believed that there are 3 important things in their life:
- having a family with two kids
- having a house
- having barbecue and fireworks during independent day every year.

In case of a house, some time, certain people can’t have one for “a while” due to several factors, one of them is a “credit score.”

Credit score reflects financial health: the higher the score, the lower the risk. Hence, higher score tend to get loan quite easy with lower mortgage rate.

There are 5 scale range of credit score in the USA, from poor to excellent:
- 300 – 550, poor score
- 550 – 620, subprime score
- 620 – 680, acceptable score
- 680 – 740, good score
- 740 – 850, excellent score


View from a house

To apply for mortgage loans (Fannie Mae or FHA loans), we should have at least 620 credit score. Average credit score for first time home buyers was 684.

As said that higher credit score means best or lower mortgage interest rate. The different of 1% means a lot.

Just to give an idea, if the house price US$ 300 thousands, down payment US$ 50 thousand and 30 year mortgage:
- 5% interest would cost US$ 235 thousands
- 4% interest would cost US$ 180 thousands

It is clear that with 1% less of interest rate, we could save around US$ 55,000. Hope, we should consider our credit score, before applying mortgage loan.

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  1. Great post! I learned a lot of new and useful things for myself
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  2. A good credit score is so important. Not only for home buying and loans, but some employers use it to determine if a person is worthy of hiring!

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  3. credit is a nessesarity in those times...

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  5. Good credit is very important. Thanks for sharing. Enjoy your day!

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      There are 5 scale range of credit score in the USA, from poor to excellent:
      - 300 – 550, poor score
      - 550 – 620, subprime score
      - 620 – 680, acceptable score
      - 680 – 740, good score
      - 740 – 850, excellent score

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      To apply for mortgage loans (Fannie Mae or FHA loans), we should have at least 620 credit score. Average credit score for first time home buyers was 684.

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  9. I think credit scores are so important, but I don't think a lot of people today are that concerned as they should be.

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    1. so true....

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      Just to give an idea, if the house price US$ 300 thousands, down payment US$ 50 thousand and 30 year mortgage:

      - 5% interest would cost US$ 235 thousands

      - 4% interest would cost US$ 180 thousands

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  10. Credit scores are so important to maintain. You never know when you will need it to help with a purchase!

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      It is clear that with 1% less of interest rate, we could save around US$ 55,000. Hope, we should consider our credit score, before applying mortgage loan.

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  11. Credit score is always important❣

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  12. Yes, I agree with comments above that credit score is important.
    Wish you a nice weekend, sunny and peaceful!

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      - having a family with two kids
      - having a house
      - having barbecue and fireworks during independent day every year.

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  13. Having a great credit score is so important and I think sometimes our younger generation doesn't see that importance.
    Good posting ♡

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    1. Yes, indeed....

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  14. very good advice for a loan!

    x Natalie
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  15. credit rating is very important
    best regards
    Lili

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      Credit score reflects financial health: the higher the score, the lower the risk. Hence, higher score tend to get loan quite easy with lower mortgage rate.

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      There are 5 scale range of credit score in the USA, from poor to excellent:
      - 300 – 550, poor score
      - 550 – 620, subprime score
      - 620 – 680, acceptable score
      - 680 – 740, good score
      - 740 – 850, excellent score

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  17. what a lovely house!
    HAPPY WEEK
    xoxo
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  18. Thanks for all the information and you have such an awesome view!

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      To apply for mortgage loans (Fannie Mae or FHA loans), we should have at least 620 credit score. Average credit score for first time home buyers was 684.


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  19. So important to maintain good credit, at any stage of life.

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  20. Yes, a good credit score is important (but so is timing of the economy and, oddly enough, location. I was just able to refinance this summer when things too a deep drop and reduced by interest by .6%... well under 4%!

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  21. Your article has proven useful to me. It’s very informative and you are obviously very knowledgeable in this area.
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