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By Mandy Parsons

If you are having trouble getting a mortgage, you need toremember one thing:- Persistence. If you give up trying, youwill NEVER get that mortgage. It's also worth noting that thereare a great many variables that determine whether a lender willapprove you for a loan. SOme of these variables are outside yourcontrol (criminal record, CCJs, Bankruptcy, Previousforeclosures etc) while others can be influenced by you in orderto improve your chances of a mortgage approval.

Some lenders specialize in 'sub prime' loans -loans to customerswith less than perfect credit histories. These are the lendersyou should be targeting. Sometimes, they have a set time limitfrom a foreclosure or bankruptcy before they will approve youfor a mortgage (often between 24 and 36 months). Sometimes theydon't, and you can be approved for a loan the same day you aredischarged from bankruptcy. Obviously, they charge higherinterest rates to reflect the greater risk that you nowrepresent, but hey! No loan, or a slightly more expensive loan?!

Ultimately, we here at www.mortgagedown.comthink that what determines whether or not your mortgage isapproved is your 'credit score'. Anything over '600' and mostlenders will happily approve your loan, no matter what little'stains' there are on your record. The process of creating yourcredit score is mostly automatic these days, and this is whatyou need to understand in order to bask in the glory of a 600plus credit score when applying for a mortgage.

So how do you make sure your credit score is above the 600 levelso you can get 100% financing? First off, stay RIGHT away fromso called 'credit repair' agencies. They will often do more harmthan good, and you will be handing over your cash for absolutelynothing or worse. What you can do is try and ensure your recordis as 'clean' as possible. First step, obviously, is to checkyour credit rating for any inaccuracies. You have a statutoryright to see what financial information any company holds =boutyou, and this includes your credit rating. Ensure paid offcharges are shown accurately as paid off - this is the biggestreason for bad credit scores when the record is in fact prettyclean. Every past charge that your have since paid off should bechecked, and once you have done this, you can demand a letter ofconfirmation that the account is now fully paid up. You can, infact, cause severe problems for any credit agency not reflectingthe true state of your credit affairs.

If your target loan company needs proof the charges have beenpaid off, you can ask for the same from your other lenders - fora small fee (sub $100 usually) they will provide notarizedletters confirming your account is now paid off and closed. Thiswill reflect well in your credit score within 2 or 3 workingdays. Next, credit specialits at www.mortgagedown.comadvise that you pay off as much as you can on any credit cardsor other loans outstanding. Obviously, the less outstanding debtyou have, the better your credit score will be in terms of goingfor a new mortgage. In fact, if you 'max out' credit lines orcards, this will reflect VERY badly on your credit score.

Finally, be careful not to approach too many lenders in tooshort a time period. Repeated attempts to get credit canthemselves lower credit scores. Remember that even if you scoreless than 600, it is still possible to get that mortgage, butyou may need to 'shop around' a little, and you will almostcertainly pay an extra fee or higher interest as a penalty.Beware of companies claiming that 'if they can't get you theloan, you can't get one period' because ultimately, whether ornot you get a loan is down to you!

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