October 2, 2014
FHA Loan Credit Report Requirements
When you apply for a home loan, it helps to know what the lender is looking for from your credit report. When it comes to FHA mortgages, the lender wants to see 12 months of on-time payments on your financial obligations as well as the actual numbers of your credit scores as reported by the three major credit reporting agencies. But what does the FHA require from those credit reports? What does the lender need in order to properly document you as a good credit risk? The FHA loan rules for credit report delivery and content are found in HUD 4155.1 Chapter One Section C. A quick glance at this section reveals that credit reports cannot be delivered to the lender from third-parties including the borrower. The credit reporting agency | more...