Why can u buy a house with bad credit but not refinance a house with good credit?

Van
I have been trying to refinance my house for 2 or 3 months now. I have a credit score of 684. I have never had any late payments on my mortgage. Why can't I get my house refinanced?

Catherin
It doesn't sound like you should be turned down. Unless your debt to income is bad. Debt to income is the amount you bring in vs. the amount you pay out in bills. If a lender feels that you are currently unable to pay your obligations, they may not be wililng to take on your loan as a refinance. If this is the problem, you may need to talk to lenders about consolidating your debt with your refinance to lower your overall monthly payments. Since your credit score is good, this should be an option for you.

Jutta
Yes your debt to income is important but with a 684 score that should not be an issue. Thats what I was told and when I ended up talking with a company called EOSQ.com that helped my mother refinance her loan. I am not sure if they are a good fit for you but I would look them up. Report Abuse

Marvel
try to see this : http://www.condo2home.com/category/refinance-with-bad-credit/ Report Abuse

Rodrigo
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Cheree
Are you underwater? I'm not sure why you are having that problem. Try looking first for information on a neutral site like http://refinance-and-loans.com/ and also consider state issues.

Chas
There are lots of factors including debt to income ratio but also loan to value ration which could be thrown off in a slumping housing market. If the market is down, it is hard to get comparable appraisals to justify what we want your house to be worth. You may need to check into creative financing including hard money lending. There is a free situation evaluation form at www.totaldebtsolutionsllc.com

Dominica
Different things trigger bad responses from different lenders. The following site has an easy form to see if you qualify. I know they specialize in weak debt to income ratios. Good Luck to you.

Bambi
It is probally the lack of equity you have in the property. With that fico score you can refinance up to 100% of your current value. Find out what the value of your property is and divide the new loan amount / by current value you should most likely want to be below 80% but can go up to 100%

Kelsi
There are more factors that go into buying or refinancing a house then just a good credit score.People get turned down for any number of reasons. Just a few are because house isn't appraising high enough, the person has too much debt, not enough job time, they could have tax liens and on and on. Some lenders won't approve the loan if the borrower has a large prepayment penalty on their current mortgage or if there is no true benefit to the borrower to refinance.You don't say who you have been trying to get the refinance with. By law, if you are turned down for a credit, you are supposed to be sent a denial letter telling you why you were denied the loan. Have you not received these letters?In any case, the best way to get a mortgage, is to find a mortgage broker in your area and let him handle it. You obviously have something in your circumstances keeping you from getting the refinance. A broker can probably help you with whatever it is. Don't go through your bank because banks have much tougher guidelines that they go by. Also, I wouldn't try to go on line and apply for a mortgage either. They won't take the time to help you that a local broker will.If you get denied again, ask the broker why you have been denied. You need to find out what the problem is, so that you can work on correcting the problem.

Charlie
If you have good credit and a good payment history there shouldn't be a problem.Maybe you should ask the banks that are turning you down what the reason is.

Rebbecca
You sound more than qualiified, so the only real reason is that your not working with a lender or broker that knows what they are doing.Your situation is not uncommon and it is a result of so many people entering the loan business in the last two years. If you have a 684 credit score there are lenders that will work with you regardless of what's actually in your credit report or what your income is. In fact, there are lenders that will refinance your mortgage even if you owe more than what your home is worth. They will even go up to 125% of your homes value.The only question that you need to ask yourself is not whether you can qualify, because you can. The question is whether the loan you can qualify for will actually benefit your situation. 1st:You have to consider whether your refinancing to lower your payment or if is to get cash-out. Cash-Out:If it is to get cash-out, then you will have to consider if the cost of getting the cash is more or less than the cash itself. You should also consider whether getting the cash will allow you to accomplish your long term financial goals. It may make more sense to forego the cash and save up for what you need instead.Lower Payment:If you are looking for a lower payment then you should take a close look at the term of the new loan that you will get. Beware of exotic loans that have a lower initial rate that might come back to haunt you later on. this may still be a good option but you hve to consider how long you'll be in this home and what the market may look like in the future.If all this sounds daunting you can feel free to give me a call to go over everything the right way. Email me and i will be sure to give you all of my information.

Karri
Bad credit is one of the worst problems to have... however there exists a solution.I will hereby talk from my personal experience.I did debt consolidation a couple of years ago, however If I had to do it again I would pay to some minor details, if someone wants to get out of debt today it is pretty easy with a debt consolidation plan, however it may get a bit tricky at times, I suggest you get as much information as possible online on this first, a good place to start in my humble opinion is astraight to the point ebook with question and answer I found : http://umgarticles.atspace.com/debt-cons…if it helps kindly remember me in your voting!.. cheers!

Donette
Your debt ratios must be off... they won't go over 50% total debt load. Try this... tell them you'll pay off some of your bills with the re-fi money that's available. That should change your ratios to make it doable. Call this guy, I LOVE him!! If he can't get your loan through it can't be done. This company does mortgages in almost every state in the country.Alex KimSunlight CapitalCommercial & Residential MortgageFront Office: 800-990-8011 Ext 102