Everything You Need To Know About A Loan Application
If you need a mortgage to finance your first home or refinance, you must fill out a loan application. Besides your good credit history one additional way you should be prepared to get the best mortgage loan deal that you can is by understanding the loan application process and not make costly errors.
Here are some tips on the things that can cause a mortgage lender to reject your loan application.
The first thing that can get your loan application rejected is if you apply for more money than you actually need. This is especially true if you are completing a pipe dream application, for an amount of money that your financial documents make clear you really cant afford to pay back on a regular basis.
The best way to assure that the amount you try to borrow is not going to get your loan application rejected is to let that lender determine how much you can afford to borrow and pay back every month.
Rather than finding your dream house and then trying to finance it youd have a better chance of getting your loan application approved if you want to your financial institution, determined with them the maximum you could purchase, get preapproved on that amount and then go find your new home.
If you dont do your homework before you apply for the loan your application could be rejected. Youre going to need many documents, including your investment statements, your pay stubs, your current address as well as past locations, your bank statements and your tax returns.
Dont walk in to the bank ready to fill out a loan application without these papers. Youll be wasting the lenders time and trying his or her patience.
Your inability to understand the jargon of the mortgage loan world will not of itself get your loan application rejected but it wont enable you to adequately understand the process and help yourself negotiate. It will also try the patience of the lender, who could reject the loan application because his time is limited. And, for banks as well as other businesses, time is money.
Jargon isnt the only thing you should brush up on before you submit your loan application, however. You should understand the process including closing and underwriting.
You must understand the time frame involved in your mortgage commitment, the documents that are going to be needed when and by whom, and the responsibilities for each of the parties involved. Its important that you know to ask for a Good Faith Estimate of your mortgage closing costs so you completely understand all that you are going to have to pay to make the mortgage happen.
Self-employment can be a problem when you submit your loan application. It requires considerably more documentation than that paycheck of your employer. Those who are considered self-employed for purposes of a mortgage loan application are those that are paid only on commission and those that own at least 25 percent of the business.
What youll have to show on the loan application if you are self-employed is the tax returns for several past years (if you were self-employed at those times) and solid proof of your fruitful self certification status.
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Help answer the question about refinance loan application
I signed for a car loan to help someone re establish there credit with a agrremnt they refinance and remove meI signed for a car loan for someone with the agreement they refinance and put loan in there name after a year
And remove my name from the loan when we signed for the loan the other personas credit was bad so i signed first and them second on the application. My name is not on the title as co owner or second secured party. THE person has tried to get a loan supposedly but was told the car is not worth what they owe on it . And supposidly cant get a loan. THEY have been making the payments but i want my name removed it was just to help them establish good credit, I have a signed document of them agreeing to refinance and remove my name . What can i leagly do ? to get them to look harder into finding a credit union or bank that will give them a loan and get my name off of it.
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August 14th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
Sounds like your bank isn't going to play ball.
Probably the best thing you can do is get someone who owns a house or has a really good credit rating to co-sign with you.
After that (or before if you like) you should look around for places that specialize in bad credit loans.
When you start looking for places that specialize in bad credit loans, what you want to use is some kind of broker instead of just one company. A broker can submit your application to multiple lenders all at the same time. Those lenders then make offers and compete for your business, and you just pick the deal that suits you the most, or none if that's the case.
The site listed in my source below has links to three brokers who specialize in auto loans for people with bad credit. It's a scam review site, and it speaks positively of all three brokers so maybe you should give it a try.
Brokers are great because it's free to use their services.
Hope that helps.
Dan
August 14th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
yes
August 14th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
Now is not a good time to be applying for private student loans. You have very few choices of lenders, terms are not as favorable as they were a year ago and the credit requirements are much more stringent. To get the same loan as a year ago, a cosigners rating has to be a hundred points higher.
If everything goes smoothly and repayment is done without a hitch, your parents credit rating will reflect these positives. They will experience a beneficial effect, the same as if they had taken the loan out themselves and repaid it.
But, the risks are very high, because the hit to their credit (and other consequences) will be much more severe if you run into trouble repaying. Part of the reason for this is that cosigners are not notified by the creditor until something goes bad and they are expected to take over the payments. At this point, some damage has already been done, even if they are able to make the payments instead of you.
August 15th, 2009 at 2:46 am
Contact the US Attorneys' Office in your state to see what steps can be taken. Social Security has a fraud dept. Their toll free # 1-800-269-0271.
August 15th, 2009 at 7:43 am
I doubt an underwriter would deny you for this. An amended return may have to be filed, but I don't even think that will happen.
I wouldn't worry about something that hasn't occurred yet.
August 15th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
Unfortunately, if you signed the application, then getting a lawyer will not help. You will also be guilty of fraud because your signature states that the above is true, including your income and residency. This is why you never sign an incomplete application.
If you obtain a copy of your signed credit application or have proof that the conversation took place as well as can prove that it was altered after you signed, then you may have a case, however I would be very cautious because your signature can make it your word against the dealerships. Good luck and I hope this helps.
August 15th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
Lying on a credit application is a violation of federal law, and can result in a prison term of up to 30 years, a $1,000,000 fine, or both. It almost definitely also violates the terms of the application, which is a contract between her and the lender. The best thing she can do is return the car immediately and tell the dealer that she changed her mind about the purchase. The dealer may require a payment to offset the wear and tear on the vehicle while it's been in her possession.
August 16th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
I don't like it.