Tips for Obtaining Low-Interest Mortgage Loans

How to Meet Credit Requirements for Quick Housing Loans from Banks

May 7, 2009 Sulemana Braimah

It is a good time to borrow but a difficult time to access loans. This article helps you understand the situation and gives tips on how to get low-interest bank loans.

A Seattle Times publication of May 1, 2009, captioned: "30-year Mortgage Rates Tie Record Low- 4.78%" indicated that a survey by Freddie Mac had found that interest rates on mortgage loans hit an all-time low in the first week of April, 2009. The paper reported that the results of the 30-year survey by Freddie Mac had spurred "refinancing activity as the troubled housing market moves closer to possibly hitting the bottom."

Good Time for Mortgage Refinancing

The new finding on housing credit rates shows that the best times for refinancing and home equity loans are here. The Seattle Times publication reported Frank Nothaft, Freddie Mac's chief economist, as confirming that due to the low rates, "those who refinance a $200,000 loan would save almost $212 in monthly mortgage payments and more than $2,500 a year."

Increased Credit Requirements

Despite being a good time for mortgage refinancing and acquisition of fresh loans, banks and other lenders have at the same time increased their credit requirements making it difficult for more people to qualify for real estate credits. As observed in an April 17, 2009 CNNMoney.com articlecaptioned: " How to Nab a Low-Rate Home Loan" written by Caria Fried, "Lenders grappling with deadbeat homeowners and shifting regulations, have pared back on mortgage products and upped credit requirements."

The upping of credit requirements among banks and creditors is attributable to recent experiences of how bad mortgage credits nearly collapsed some top financial institutions.

How to Meet Mortgage Credit Requirements by Banks

Under the current circumstance, the best way for acquiring good-rate mortgage loans is by improving upon one's credit score. In a publication titled: "How to Qualify for Lower Mortgage Rates" published by Canadian real estate firm Compare Quotes, the company stressed that the "credit score plays a significant role in the mortgage rate that you will be offered. A high credit score results in a low mortgage rate offer while a low credit score results in a high mortgage rate." For those wanting to have low interest secured loans or unsecured loans, the best way to go about it is to improve upon one's credit worthiness.

How to Increase a Credit Score

According to industry experts, one of the best ways of improving upon one's credit worthiness is to have a credit history that shows that one is credit-worthy and can be trusted. To have such a history, Compare Quotes suggested that one needs to minimize the use of credit; avoid creating more debts and then have a plan to pay off or at least decrease the amounts owed to creditors.

Negotiating for Reduced Interest Rates

Initial rates quoted by lenders can be reduced if a lendee negotiates properly. Such negotiations, however, works best for people whose exceptional credit scores gives them the opportunity to access mortgage loans from almost every lender. So again, getting a low interest secured loan or unsecured loan will largely depend on a borrower's credit score.

Readers may also take a look at Tips on How to Buy a Good Home at a Good Price or why you should buy a home instead of renting.

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Comments

May 7, 2009 8:08 PM

Guest :

Good Article. It will be interesting how banks/creditors will view the last couple of years of individual credit activity considering the number of Americans that have experienced troubling financial times since the economy started to decline. Considering the number of financially suffering households throughout the nation, banks will have a smaller pool of eligible borrowers. Part of the start of the housing downfall was because credit standards were lowered, so the banks could tap into a much larger population than available from the "good credit" pool and possibly increase profits on the higher interest rates attached to the riskier loans. Hopefully, the nation's crash course in financial literacy over the last two years will prevent the masses for falling into a vicious cycle with the banks again. For more on financial literacy visit ColdFrenchFries.com

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