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Congratulations! You\u2019ve found a home to buy and have applied for a mortgage! You are undoubtedly excited about the opportunity to decorate your new home! But before you make any big purchases, move any money around, or make any big-time life changes, consult your loan officer. They will be able to tell you how your decision will impact your home loan.<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\n Below is a list of 7 Things You Shouldn\u2019t Do After Applying for a Mortgage! <\/strong>Some may seem obvious, but some may not!<\/p>\n 1. Don\u2019t change jobs or the way you are paid at your job! <\/strong>Your loan officer must be able to track the source and amount of your annual income. If possible, you\u2019ll want to avoid changing from salary to commission or becoming self-employed during this time as well.<\/p>\n 2. Don\u2019t deposit cash into your bank accounts.<\/strong> Lenders need to source your money and cash is not really traceable. Before you deposit any amount of cash into your accounts, discuss the proper way to document your transactions with your loan officer.<\/p>\n 3. Don\u2019t make any large purchases like a new car or new furniture for your new home.<\/strong> New debt comes with it, including new monthly obligations. New obligations create new qualifications. People with new debt have higher debt to income ratios\u2026 higher ratios make for riskier loans\u2026 and sometimes qualified borrowers no longer qualify.<\/p>\n 4. Don\u2019t co-sign other loans for anyone.<\/strong> When you co-sign, you are obligated. As we mentioned, with that obligation comes higher ratios as well. Even if you swear you will not be the one making the payments, your lender will have to count the payment against you.<\/p>\n 5. Don\u2019t change bank accounts.<\/strong> Remember, lenders need to source and track assets. That task is significantly easier when there is consistency among your accounts. Before you even transfer money between accounts, talk to your loan officer.<\/p>\n 6. Don\u2019t apply for new credit.<\/strong> It doesn\u2019t matter whether it\u2019s a new credit card or a new car. When you have your credit report run by organizations in multiple financial channels (mortgage, credit card, auto, etc.)<\/em>, your FICO score will be affected. Lower credit scores can determine your interest rate and maybe even your eligibility for approval.<\/p>\n 7. Don\u2019t close any credit accounts.<\/strong> Many clients have erroneously believed that having less available credit makes them less risky and more likely to be approved. Wrong. A major component of your score is your length and depth of credit history (as opposed to just your payment history) and your total usage of credit as a percentage of available credit. Closing accounts has a negative impact on both those determinants of your score.<\/p>\n Any blip in income, assets, or credit should be reviewed and executed in a way that ensures your home loan can still be approved. The best advice is to fully disclose and discuss your plans with your loan officer before you do anything financial in nature. They are there to guide you through the process.<\/p>\n Source: New feed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Congratulations! You\u2019ve found a home to buy and have applied for a mortgage! You are undoubtedly excited about the opportunity to decorate your new home! But before you make any big purchases, move any money around, or make any big-time life changes, consult your loan officer. They will be able to tell you how your […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2168,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_10157519356927224_105287467588662":"","twitter_15771620_15771620":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[54],"class_list":{"0":"post-2167","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-local-info","8":"tag-100-financing","9":"entry"},"yoast_head":"\nBottom Line<\/strong><\/h3>\n