NEW YORK – Oct. 27, 2016 – Applying for a home loan? You may want to consider paying off your credit card bill first.
Thanks to a recent change by major credit rating agencies, mortgage lenders can now look at whether you pay off your bill every month or keep a balance. That means homebuyers who pay off their credit cards may earn an advantage when looking for a mortgage.
Historically lenders reviewed basic information such as your total debt and whether you were on-time with your payments when deciding whether to make a home loan. But they didn’t know whether you were paying off your credit card or other revolving debts in full or carrying a balance month-to-month.
That changed in September, when two of the major credit rating agencies, Equifax and Transunion, began offering what’s known as “trending data.”
Lenders now have access to a more comprehensive view of a borrower’s debt management habits, specifically how much someone paid off each month on those accounts over the past two years. And they may reward those who regularly pay more than the minimum on revolving debts or pay them off in full.
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