myf: How "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" Is Making It Harder To Buy A Home
- 05/24/08 05:04 AM
Getting approved for a conforming home loan just got tougher. Again. As home loan defaults mount, government-sponsored financier Fannie Mae has imposed new guidelines on what it will lend and to whom, highlighting the need for a strong credit profile and a downpayment. Some of the new restrictions on home buyers include: 580 minimum credit score requirement on all home loans (which 85% of Americans have) No more than one instance of a 60-day late payment on a mortgage in the last 12 months 5-year moratorium on new mortgage credit with a prior foreclosure on record In other words, Fannie Mae (0 comments)