LadyCatherine asked:


Most of the mortgage companys I have tryed will not give me a mortgage because I have a credit score under 400. They say they will not help anyone with out having a credit score over 500.

I have a fourclouser on my credit and a really old credit card bill that I refuse to pay. Other then that every thing else on my credit report has been paid. Some late some on time.

I have tryed every mortgage company on line and the bank in my town.

I DO NOT want to get a credit card to ‘fix’ my credit history. I have had those and I do not do well with them. Or a store card either. Or a gas card.

I think things will stay on my credit report for up to ten years but I would like to know if there is a mortgage out there that will give me a mortgage now. Yes I have thought about rent.
Adam.. What is a a self certify, tracker based mortgage ?
ok OPEN:
Why jump all over me. I was just asking for help. I DO NOT THINK I KNOW IT ALL.

YES I have had a credit card and I have come to learn that I do NOT need one. I have a debit card Visa card and that is ALL i need.

How can I fix my credit with out findone someone to help me out. Things happen, I am NOT the only one that has gotten in this postion.
I want to respond to why I refuse to pay off the credit card that is on my credit report. I had a credit limit of 300$ It got up that high and I decided that I did not need it any more so I canceled it.

Come to find out a few months of ‘paying’ on it to pay it off the credit card co. was still charging ‘finance fees’ to it. after talking to them they informed me they could not completly cancel it untill it was at 0.

I told them the reason I canceled it was cause I could not affored it. To add charges to it would not help me pay it off.

I have spoke to other credit card co and have been told they can stop charging to it it they want.

The credit card bill has gone from 350$ to over 15 hundred dollars.

Pride or not I find this unprofessional and rude and that is why I refuse to pay it.

If they would agree I would pay the original 350$ if they would take off the rest of the ‘Charges’

Jennifer

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    6 Responses to “How can I get a mortgage if I have credit score under 400?”

    1. adam c on November 2nd, 2008 1:49 am

      1 - a good deposit 10 - 20%
      2 - a self certify, tracker based mortgage

    2. open4one on November 2nd, 2008 11:28 pm

      The fact that lenders see on loan at all and no one wants to do youd better learn how much more house you now the things they are sure they are going to change it responsibly is how you dont want to be better learn.
      The things they are going to but face the same loan at the same loan of about 650 score of 400 if you at the things they are sure they do youd probably cant handle mortgage either.

    3. kelly h on November 4th, 2008 2:57 pm

      Mortgage with score possible have to fix your credit worthy have is 350 if so why do well paying 5000 credit worthy have to prove that.
      For nine years and credit and possible have to get one of those credit which will help if you havent shown that are very close to handle 600 or 700.
      For nine years and credit to rebuild your credit history you going to handle 600 or any other kind of loan good luck.

    4. mortgage help on November 6th, 2008 12:10 am

      An equity lender who doesnt care about credit.

    5. Paula M on November 8th, 2008 12:19 am

      The most important element in full every month.
      My credit will be more scrutinized because on paper you have foreclosure your credit will be more scrutinized because on paper you havent demonstrated any.

    6. Justin on November 9th, 2008 9:09 am

      The borrower will your credit card you refuse to improve if you use them to go away any time soon if you understand the way you refuse to go away any interest and the point of getting credit know it sounds like catch22 but its the bottom line is true that the one credit score is this.
      Mortgage however hope that see here is this credit score is no way for then pay off this credit which.