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Difference Between Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
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Difference Between Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac

ByGustan Cho Posted onJuly 9, 2025July 11, 2025

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Explained: What’s the Difference? If you’re considering purchasing or refinancing a home, you’ve likely heard…

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Preparing to Qualify for Conventional Loans
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Preparing To Qualify For Conventional Loans

ByGustan Cho Posted onJuly 8, 2025July 9, 2025

Preparing to Qualify for Conventional Loans: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Homeownership Are you ready to buy a home but unsure…

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When Is Rental Verification Required
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When Is Rental Verification Required By Mortgage Lenders

ByGustan Cho Posted onJuly 7, 2025July 7, 2025

When Is Rental Verification Required? A Complete Guide for Borrowers in 2025 One of the most common questions we hear…

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Factors Influencing Credit Scores
Mortgage Processing And Underwriting

Factors Influencing Credit Scores When Applying For Mortgage

ByGustan Cho Posted onJuly 7, 2025July 8, 2025

This guide covers factors influencing credit scores when applying for a mortgage. There are five Factors Influencing credit scores. The…

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Primary Home Status
Home Purchase

Primary Home Status When Qualifying For a Mortgage

ByGustan Cho Posted onJuly 7, 2025July 8, 2025

This guide covers primary home status when qualifying for a mortgage. When a mortgage loan borrower applies for a residential…

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Top Cities in The United States To Invest In
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Top Cities in The United States To Invest in Real Estate

ByGustan Cho Posted onJuly 6, 2025July 7, 2025

This guide will cover the top cities in the United States in which to invest in real estate. It is…

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Mortgage Lender Overlays on FHA and VA Loans
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Mortgage Lender Overlays on FHA And VA Loans vs Guidelines

ByGustan Cho Posted onJuly 5, 2025July 25, 2025

This guide covers mortgage lender overlays on FHA and VA loans. Mortgage lender overlays are mortgage lending guidelines above and…

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Importance of Credit Reports
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Importance of Credit Reports in the Mortgage Process

ByGustan Cho Posted onJuly 4, 2025July 7, 2025

This guide covers the importance of credit reports in the mortgage application process. Our society is credit-driven. Almost every aspect…

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Mortgage Rate Adjustments For High Risk Borrowers
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Mortgage Rate Adjustments For Higher Risk Borrowers

ByGustan Cho Posted onJuly 2, 2025July 3, 2025

This guide covers mortgage rate adjustments (LLPAs) for higher-risk borrowers. The lower your credit scores, the higher your mortgage rates….

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Funds required for first-time home buyer on a home purchase
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Funds Required For First-Time Home Buyer on a Purchase

ByGustan Cho Posted onJuly 1, 2025July 2, 2025

This guide covers the funds required for first-time home buyer on a home purchase. Are you a first-time home buyer?…

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Escrow Hold Back
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Escrow Hold Back For Home Repairs

ByGustan Cho Posted onJuly 1, 2025July 2, 2025

This article will cover what escrow hold back is in the mortgage loan process. We will discuss escrow hold back…

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Understanding VA Mortgage Rates
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Understanding VA Mortgage Rates And LLPA

ByGustan Cho Posted onJuly 1, 2025July 2, 2025

This Article Is About Understanding VA Mortgage Rates And Loan Level Pricing Adjustments VA loans are the best home mortgage…

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FHA Loans After Unemployment
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FHA Loans After Unemployment Mortgage Guidelines

ByGustan Cho Posted onJune 30, 2025June 30, 2025

This blog examines the eligibility requirements for FHA loans after unemployment or employment gaps. Prospective FHA loan applicants now have…

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FHA Debt-To-Income Ratio Requirements
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FHA Debt-To-Income Ratio Requirements

ByGustan Cho Posted onJune 30, 2025July 1, 2025

FHA Debt-To-Income Ratio Requirements: What You Need to Know If you’re applying for an FHA loan, one of the most…

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Last-Minute Mortgage Denial
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Reasons For Last-Minute Mortgage Denial From Underwriters

ByGustan Cho Posted onJune 27, 2025July 9, 2025

There is no reason why a pre-approved borrower should ever get a last-minute mortgage denial by a mortgage underwriter. The main reason why borrowers get a last-minute mortgage

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Mortgage Approval For Home Purchase on Acreage
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Mortgage Approval For Home Purchase on Acreage

ByGustan Cho Posted onJune 27, 2025June 27, 2025

In this blog, we will cover and discuss qualifying and getting a mortgage approval for home purchase on acreage in…

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FHA Loan with Recent Late Payments
Bad Credit Mortgages | FHA Loans | Manual Underwriting | Mortgage With Late Payments | Videos

FHA Loan With Recent Late Payments in the Past 12 Months

ByGustan Cho Posted onJune 26, 2025June 26, 2025

FHA Loan with Recent Late Payments: A Guide to Qualifying Suppose you’ve had recent late payments on your credit report….

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Appraisal Transfer Policy
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Appraisal Transfer Policy From One Lender To Another

ByGustan Cho Posted onJune 26, 2025July 29, 2025

Appraisal Transfer Policy: How to Transfer a Home Appraisal to a New Lender If you’re changing mortgage lenders and have…

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Overdrafts in Bank Statements
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How Underwriters View Overdrafts in Bank Statements

ByGustan Cho Posted onJune 23, 2025June 23, 2025

Most mortgage lenders really don’t like seeing overdrafts in bank statements. If they spot an overdraft, it can make them…

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Hard Money Lenders
Commercial Loans | Hard Money Loans | Videos

Simple Truth: What Are Hard Money Lenders and How They Help

ByGustan Cho Posted onMay 5, 2025May 9, 2025

What Are Hard Money Lenders? A Simple Guide for Real Estate Investors and Borrowers If you’ve been turned down by…

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Qualifying for Mortgage with Irregular Income
Income And Employment

Qualifying For Mortgage With Irregular Income

ByGustan Cho Posted onApril 30, 2025May 9, 2025

Qualifying for Mortgage With Irregular Income: 2025 Guide for Homebuyers Are you worried that your irregular income might stop you…

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Home Loan with Tax Lien
Judgment

Home Loan With Tax Lien And Judgment Mortgage Guidelines

ByGustan Cho Posted onApril 29, 2025May 9, 2025

Every Mortgage Loan Program Has Its Own Agency Guidelines When It Comes To Qualifying For A Mortgage With An Outstanding Tax Lien And/Or Judgment

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Gustan Cho Associates are Mortgage Advisor licensed in 48 states including Washington DC, Puerto Rico, and the U.S Virgin Islands (Not licensed in NY and MA). The team at Gustan Cho Associates has a national reputation of being able to do mortgage loans other mortgage companies cannot do. Gustan Cho Associates dba of NEXA Mortgage has a lending partnerships with over 190 wholesale mortgage lenders with dozens of no overlay lending partners on government and conventional loans and countless non-QM and alternative lending partners. Over 80% of our clients are borrowers who could not qualify at other mortgage companies either due to a last-minute mortgage loan denial due to lender overlays or because the lender did not have the mortgage loan program suited for the borrower. At Gustan Cho Associates, we only market mortgage loan products that exists and are possible.

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    • Get Pre-Approved
    • Order Credit
    • FICO Simulator
    • MLO License School
    • Why Choose Us
    • Meet Our Team
    • Loan Limits
      • FHA Loan Limits
      • Conforming Loan Limits
    • Preferred Realtor Partner Network
      • Dino Hasapis | Licensed Real Estate Broker | PRPN Director
      • Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois | Gustan Cho Associates Mortgage
  • Types Of Mortgages
    • Purchase
      • Home Purchase Loans
      • Investment Property Loan
    • Refinance
      • Refinance Mortgage Options
      • Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Cash-Out-Buyout
      • FHA Streamline Refinance
      • VA Streamline Refinance
      • Refinancing NON-QM Loans Into Conventional Mortgages
      • Refinance FHA To Conventional Loans
    • FHA Home Loans
      • FHA Manual Underwriting
      • FHA Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Guidelines
      • FHA Loans For Bad Credit
      • FHA Collections
      • FHA Loans Charged Off Accounts
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      • FHA Loans With Tax Lien
      • FHA Loan With Judgment
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