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Why Opening New Credit Cards Raise Scores
Re-Establishing Credit

Why Opening New Credit Cards Raise Scores for Mortgage Approval

ByGustan Cho Posted onAugust 17, 2025August 17, 2025

This guide covers why opening new credit cards raise scores to qualify and get approved for mortgage loan approval. The…

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VA Employment History Guidelines
Income And Employment

VA Employment History Guidelines on VA Loans

ByGustan Cho Posted onAugust 17, 2025August 17, 2025

This guide covers VA employment history guidelines on VA loans. VA loans is the best loan program in the U.S….

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Non-QM Home Loan Guidelines
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Non-QM Home Loan Guidelines For Borrowers With Bad Credit

ByAnngelli Abenes Posted onAugust 15, 2025August 16, 2025

NON-QM Home Loan Guidelines: 2025 Guide to Buying After Denial Buying a home isn’t always easy when your credit, income,…

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How To Prepare For Mortgage
Home Mortgages

How To Prepare For Mortgage For First-Time Homebuyers

ByAlex Carlucci Posted onAugust 15, 2025August 15, 2025

This guide covers how to prepare for mortgage for first-time homebuyers. The best way on how to prepare for mortgage…

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Reserve Requirements on a Home Loan
Home Mortgages

Reserve Requirements on a Home Loan By Mortgage Lenders

ByGustan Cho Posted onAugust 15, 2025August 18, 2025

Reserve Requirements on a Home Loan: 2025 Guide for Homebuyers If you’re planning to buy a home or refinance, you…

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Jumbo Loans After Foreclosure
Jumbo Loans

Jumbo Loans After Foreclosure: Proven Fast-Track Plan

ByGustan Cho Posted onAugust 15, 2025August 16, 2025

Jumbo Loans After Foreclosure (2025 Guide): Buy Big Again—Sooner, Smarter, With a Plan If you lost a home in the…

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Understanding Insurance
Mortgage Insurance

Everything You Need to Know About Understanding Insurance

ByAlex Carlucci Posted onAugust 15, 2025August 15, 2025

This guide covers understanding insurance protection for consumers and homeowners. Good morning open enrollment blog for day 1 of the…

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Remote MLO Career Opportunities
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Remote MLO Career Opportunities You Can Start Today

ByLaurie Cho Posted onAugust 14, 2025August 15, 2025

Remote MLO Career Opportunities: Work From Anywhere With Gustan Cho Associates If you’re an experienced mortgage loan officer looking for…

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Limited Review versus Full Review Condo Purchase
Condominium Loans

Limited Review versus Full Review Condo Purchase Guidelines

ByAlex Carlucci Posted onAugust 14, 2025August 15, 2025

This guide covers limited review versus full review condo purchase. Due to the real estate and mortgage meltdown of 2008…

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Buying an Older Home
Home Purchase

Things to Keep in Mind When Buying an Older Home

ByGustan Cho Posted onAugust 14, 2025August 15, 2025

This blog covers things to keep in mind when looking at buying an older home. There are many reasons why…

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Pros and Cons of Home Equity Conversion Mortgage
Reverse Mortgages

Pros and Cons of Home Equity Conversion Mortgage

ByMike Gracz Posted onAugust 14, 2025August 15, 2025

This guide covers the pros and cons of home equity conversion mortgage. There are the pros and cons of home…

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Starting a New Career as an MLO
Career Opportunities/Loan Officer Training

Starting New Career as MLO With Mortgage Lender Support

ByAlex Carlucci Posted onAugust 14, 2025August 15, 2025

Starting New Career as MLO in 2025: Step-by-Step Guide to Success If you’ve been thinking about starting a new career…

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How Derogatory Credit Affects Mortgage Approval
Bad Credit Mortgages

How Derogatory Credit Affects Mortgage Approval

ByMike Gracz Posted onAugust 13, 2025August 14, 2025

This guide covers how derogatory credit affects mortgage approval. In this blog we will discuss how derogatory credit affects mortgage…

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CFPB Eliminating TRID
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CFPB Eliminating TRID To Help Mortgage Borrowers

ByAlex Carlucci Posted onAugust 13, 2025August 14, 2025

This ARTICLE covers the CFPB Eliminating TRID to help mortgage borrowers. Breaking News on CFPB Eliminating TRID: The mortgage industry…

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FHA versus Conforming Mortgage Rates
Bad Credit Mortgages

FHA versus Conforming Mortgage Rates

ByGustan Cho Posted onAugust 13, 2025August 14, 2025

This guide covers FHA versus conforming mortgage rates. There are several types of mortgage loan programs: two types of home…

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Recent Increase In Income
Income And Employment

How is Recent Increase in Income Viewed by Underwriters

ByGustan Cho Posted onAugust 12, 2025August 13, 2025

This guide covers how recent increase in income is viewed by mortgage underwriters. Depending on mortgage underwriters, W-2 income is…

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Fannie Mae Guidelines on Mortgage After Foreclosure
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Fannie Mae Guidelines On Mortgage After Foreclosure

ByAlex Carlucci Posted onAugust 12, 2025August 15, 2025

Fannie Mae Guidelines on Mortgage After Foreclosure in 2025: How to Qualify Again Fast If you’ve been through a foreclosure,…

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FHFA increases conventional loan limit
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FHFA Increases Conventional Loan Limit for 2025

ByGustan Cho Posted onAugust 12, 2025August 13, 2025

This guide covers FHFA increases conventional loan limit for 2025 to $806,500 in standard median priced areas and $1,209,750 in…

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Mortgage Approval with 580 FICO Credit Score
FHA Loans | Credit Scores | Mortgage Processing And Underwriting | VA Loans | Videos

Mortgage Approval With 580 FICO Credit Score

ByGustan Cho Posted onAugust 12, 2025August 18, 2025

Mortgage Approval with 580 FICO Credit Score in 2025: Your Complete Guide If you’ve been told you can’t get a…

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Refinance Mortgage Guidelines
Mortgage Refinance

Refinance Mortgage Guidelines

ByJohn Strange Posted onAugust 12, 2025August 13, 2025

This guide covers refinance mortgage guidelines on home loans. Many homeowners do not realize that by doing a refinance mortgage…

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Illinois versus Indiana Property Tax Comparison
Property Taxes

Illinois versus Indiana Property Tax Comparison

ByGustan Cho Posted onAugust 12, 2025August 13, 2025

This guide covers Illinois versus Indiana property tax comparison. Illinois is home to many including myself and Gustan Cho Associates….

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HomeReady Versus Home Possible
Conventional Loans | Down Payment Assistance | Home Possible | HomeReady | Videos

HomeReady Versus Home Possible Mortgage Guidelines

ByAlex Carlucci Posted onAugust 12, 2025August 13, 2025

HomeReady Versus Home Possible in 2025: Which Loan Is Best for You? If you’re looking for a mortgage and don’t…

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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.

Recent Articles

  • Why Opening New Credit Cards Raise Scores
    Why Opening New Credit Cards Raise Scores for Mortgage ApprovalAugust 17, 2025
  • VA Employment History Guidelines
    VA Employment History Guidelines on VA LoansAugust 17, 2025
  • Non-QM Home Loan Guidelines
    Non-QM Home Loan Guidelines For Borrowers With Bad CreditAugust 15, 2025
  • How To Prepare For Mortgage
    How To Prepare For Mortgage For First-Time HomebuyersAugust 15, 2025

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    • 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 Loans For Low Credit Scores
      • FHA Collections
      • FHA Loans Charged Off Accounts
      • W-2 Income Only FHA Loans
      • FHA Loans With Tax Lien
      • FHA Loan With Judgment
    • VA Home Loans
      • VA Manual Underwriting
      • VA Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Guidelines
      • VA Loans For Bad Credit
      • VA Loans For Low Credit Scores
      • VA Loans With Charged-Off Accounts
      • W-2 Income Only VA Loans
      • VA Loans with Tax Lien
      • VA Loan with Judgment
    • USDA Loans
    • How to Get DACA Mortgage Loans Without the Stress
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      • Conventional Loans W-2 Income ONLY Mortgages
      • Conventional Loans After Foreclosure
      • Conventional Loans After Bankruptcy
      • Conventional Loan With Tax Lien
      • Conventional Loan With Judgment
    • Condotel Financing
    • NON-QM Loans
      • Bank Statement Loans
      • DSCR Loans
      • Asset-Depletion
      • Foreign Nationals
      • No SSN? ITIN Mortgage Loans Can Help You Own a Home
      • No-Doc Loans
    • Jumbo Mortgage
    • FHA 203K Loans
    • Reverse Mortgages
    • Commercial Loans
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