Trying to Get on the Road to Good Credit? Here’s Some Tips
Do you have Good or Bad Credit?? Well if you answered bad, the good news is you can correct it! It all starts with making good decisions.
So buying a new home, new car, maybe applying for you first business loan, well the first step is pulling your credit. Now if you’re looking to purchase that first home mortgage companies will want to see your mid FICO SCORE. What is a mid FICO SCORE? This is a score that mortgage companies will look at to determine if they can approve you for a mortgage loan.
So they will look at your Equifax, Trans Union, and Experience report and take your middle score to see if you can qualify. Here is an example:
(Equifax 736) (Trans Union 727 ) ( Experience 748) Under this example your mid score would be 736. Now in most cases FHA Loans requires a 620
Now some banks may have overlays which may require a higher score like a 650
Here are some tips that can help you on your journey to good credit.
- Make all payments On Time.
- Keep Your DTI (DEBT TO INCOME) LOW.
- Keep all debt at 7% or lower