Your Credit Score is Good, But Is It Good Enough?
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Stuart Hunter
Providing credit repair services since 1991, Lexington Law has helped over 500,000 clients legally take on their credit. Last year alone, Lexington Law helped clients remove over 600,000 negative items from their credit reports.
By Stuart Hunter
Published on February 5, 2009
A 710 credit rating is decent, but it isn't good enough to get you approved for the best interest rates when refinancing your mortgage. Lending requirements have become much more stringent so you may need to work on improving your credit score before you can take advantage of today's low interest rates.
A 700 Credit Rating isn't Good Enough When Refinancing your Home Loan
With interest rates on home loans rates plummeting, homeowners are flocking to lenders with hopes of refinancing their home loans at a lower interest rate and saving loads of cash in the process. On a $250,000 30 year loan, refinancing from 8 to one of the great interest rates in the 5 range that were reported in early 2009 would lower monthly mortgage payments by nearly $500. Over the course of the entire 30 years of the loan, this amounts to over $170,000 in savings.
The majority of people, however, will not be able to qualify for a refinance loan and an even larger segment of the population will not be able to get approved for the best interest rates.
Having a better than average credit score isn't good enough when it comes to getting approved for the best rates on a mortgage refinancing loan. Most people consider a 720 credit score to be a good score, says Chris Freemott, president of All American Mortgage, but to get the best possible rates , borrowers will need a credit rating of 740 or better.
Traditionally, consumers working to improve their credit scores have been searching for a way to turn a poor credit score into an average credit score or better. By taking credit scores below the 560 mark that many consider to be the cutoff for bad credit and increasing them to 600, 700, or higher, people discovered that they were able to dramatically improve their standard of living. They were able to get into homes that were previously denied to them and qualify for car loans or credit cards with reasonable and manageable interest rates.
Today, a shift has been made where it is not just those with bad credit scores who could benefit from credit repair or other credit improvement services. As is evidenced by the current refinancing situation, even those with good credit scores may be able to benefit from pushing their credit scores even higher.
For those homepwners who are looking to take advantage of the low interest rates, take some time to investigate a number of lenders and shop around for the best rates. Don't get down if you get rejected by one lender because there may still be others who will be happy to work with you. And if lenders are consistently rejecting your application or not offering the rates you are looking for because of your credit rating, then making use of credit repair services like those provided by Lexington Law may be the first step you need to take in order to reach your goals.
The majority of people, however, will not be able to qualify for a refinance loan and an even larger segment of the population will not be able to get approved for the best interest rates.
Having a better than average credit score isn't good enough when it comes to getting approved for the best rates on a mortgage refinancing loan. Most people consider a 720 credit score to be a good score, says Chris Freemott, president of All American Mortgage, but to get the best possible rates , borrowers will need a credit rating of 740 or better.
Traditionally, consumers working to improve their credit scores have been searching for a way to turn a poor credit score into an average credit score or better. By taking credit scores below the 560 mark that many consider to be the cutoff for bad credit and increasing them to 600, 700, or higher, people discovered that they were able to dramatically improve their standard of living. They were able to get into homes that were previously denied to them and qualify for car loans or credit cards with reasonable and manageable interest rates.
Today, a shift has been made where it is not just those with bad credit scores who could benefit from credit repair or other credit improvement services. As is evidenced by the current refinancing situation, even those with good credit scores may be able to benefit from pushing their credit scores even higher.
For those homepwners who are looking to take advantage of the low interest rates, take some time to investigate a number of lenders and shop around for the best rates. Don't get down if you get rejected by one lender because there may still be others who will be happy to work with you. And if lenders are consistently rejecting your application or not offering the rates you are looking for because of your credit rating, then making use of credit repair services like those provided by Lexington Law may be the first step you need to take in order to reach your goals.