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If you allow your home to be foreclosed or if you sign a Deed-in-Lieu of Foreclosure. Home owners will take a hit of about 250 points on their FICO score. This means if a their FICO score before foreclosure was 680, it could dip as low as 430. A home owner who wants to buy another home after foreclosure will end up waiting about 24 months before a lender will offer any kind of interest rate that makes sense. During that time you must have a near perfect credit.
The affect of a short sale on a home owner's credit report is much less damaging. The negative on credit may show up as a pre-foreclosure in redemption status, which will result in a loss of around 80 points from the FICO score. It can also simply show up as the loan was paid off and not affect your score at all. This means a short sale with a previous FICO of 680 could possibly see it fall to around 600 or it could remain the same.
There are actually companies that will work with you for free to buy your mortgage away from your mortgage company and avoid your foreclosure. I would advise looking into this first.
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What happens if you are a cosigner on a house that is being foreclosed on?
The foreclosure will affect your credit record. You are fully responsible for paying the loan.
Can you buy a house if you have a foreclosure on your credit?
you must restore your credit.
If my mother is an authorized user on my credit card and she is currently in the process of foreclosure would her foreclosure as an AU affect your credit?
No, having her listed as an authorized user will have no impact on your credit score.
How long will it affect your credit if you stop making payments on your ex wife's mortgage and the house is in foreclosure?
A foreclosure will show on your credit for seven years from the date of last activity. The federal statue of limitations is also seven years for the legal notice of foreclosure in the public records portion of your credit report. There may be other state laws which extend this statue of limitations. The Fair Credit Reporting Act is worded "...whichever is longer..."
How does surrendering your house in chapter 7 affect your credit report?
If you are surrendering your house anyways, it is usually better for your credit score if you do it through bankruptcy. If your house is foreclosed on before you file bankruptcy, then your credit score is hit by both the foreclosure and the bankruptcy. If you let your house go back through bankruptcy, instead, then your credit score is only hit by a bankruptcy.
What happens if you are a cosigner on a house that is being foreclosed on?
The foreclosure will affect your credit record. You are fully responsible for paying the loan.
Can you buy a house if you have a foreclosure on your credit?
you must restore your credit.
Does a Deed in lieu of foreclosure affect credit the same as a foreclosure?
Deed in lieu of foreclosure is not nearly as devastating to your credit as is a full foreclosure. Below is an article about the pros and cons of deed in lieu.
Are you liable if you are getting a divorce and your house is facing foreclosure but your name is not on the deed?
Getting a devorce and house is facing forclosure but my name is not on deed. Am I liable.
If my mother is an authorized user on my credit card and she is currently in the process of foreclosure would her foreclosure as an AU affect your credit?
No, having her listed as an authorized user will have no impact on your credit score.
What happens to your credit on a short sale?
A short sale will have a detrimental affect on your credit record but not as bad as a foreclosure.
How long will it affect your credit if you stop making payments on your ex wife's mortgage and the house is in foreclosure?
A foreclosure will show on your credit for seven years from the date of last activity. The federal statue of limitations is also seven years for the legal notice of foreclosure in the public records portion of your credit report. There may be other state laws which extend this statue of limitations. The Fair Credit Reporting Act is worded "...whichever is longer..."
How does surrendering your house in chapter 7 affect your credit report?
If you are surrendering your house anyways, it is usually better for your credit score if you do it through bankruptcy. If your house is foreclosed on before you file bankruptcy, then your credit score is hit by both the foreclosure and the bankruptcy. If you let your house go back through bankruptcy, instead, then your credit score is only hit by a bankruptcy.
Is a deed in lieu of foreclosure better than a foreclosure on your credit report?
Yes. Answer {| |- | This is where you are unable to pay for the house and you voluntarily give the house back to the lender. This is subject to a deficiency judgment yet counts as a "less serious" foreclosure on your credit. However, you lose your greatest asset, your home. |}
Are you responsible to pay the mortgage after foreclosure?
No. The bank owns the house after foreclosure. But your credit report will take years to fix. Good luck.
If your house was included in your bankruptcy can they also mark a foreclosure on your credit it you let the house go?
Yes, unless you bargain for a deed in lieu of foreclosure, Basic- if bank forcloses, its on your record.
My wife and I are totally disabled. We are on a fixed income. Military/ssn income. We had to foreclosure on a rental house,how is this going to affect our credit rating. Up to now we were in the 740 range?
A foreclosure will severally hurt your credit rating but you need to avoid using credit it costs you more than you can earn in the long run due to interest. Just save to buy what you want.
