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North Carolina FHA Lenders For Bad Credit
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North Carolina FHA Lenders For Bad Credit with No Overlays

ByGustan Cho Posted onApril 5, 2024June 27, 2025

In this blog post, we’ll discuss qualifying for FHA loans with top North Carolina FHA lenders for bad credit. It’s…

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Overlays In Underwriting
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Overlays in Underwriting By Mortgage Lenders

ByMargarett Jurilla Posted onMarch 24, 2024July 25, 2025

This blog is about overlays in underwriting on government and conventional loans. The mortgage industry went through a major overhaul…

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Denied By a Bank For Your Mortgage And Options For Borrowers
Videos | Conditional Loan Approval | Mortgage Lender Overlays | Mortgage Processing And Underwriting | Qualifying & Getting Pre-approved

Home Loan Approval After Denied By a Bank For Your Mortgage

ByGustan Cho Posted onMarch 23, 2024August 14, 2024

This guide covers getting  a home loan approved after denied by a bank for your mortgage. There should be no…

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FHA Total Scorecard
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Revised FHA Total Scorecard Underwriting Guidelines

ByGustan Cho Posted onMarch 19, 2024August 13, 2024

This blog will cover the FHA Total Scorecard and how it works. The United States Department of Housing and Urban…

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FHA Loans With 500 FICO
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FHA Loans With 500 FICO Credit Score

ByAlex Carlucci Posted onFebruary 29, 2024August 8, 2024

HUD, the parent of FHA, allows borrowers down to a 500 credit score to qualify for an FHA loan. However, for borrowers with under a 580 credit score, a 10% down payment is required.

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Can I Qualify for VA Loan With Under 620 Credit Scores
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Can I Qualify For VA Loan With Under 620 Credit Scores

ByGustan Cho Posted onFebruary 28, 2024August 8, 2024

Gustan Cho Associates has no lender overlays on VA loans. VA loans do not have a minimum credit score requirement nor a maximum debt to income ratio cap as long as the borrower can get an approve/eligible per automated underwriting system.

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HUD Guidelines
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HUD Guidelines versus Lender Overlays on FHA Loans

ByGustan Cho Posted onFebruary 20, 2024March 3, 2025

This guide covers HUD guidelines versus lender overlays on FHA loans. There have been notable changes for HUD guidelines versus…

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Preparing For A VA Loan With A Lender With No Overlays
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Preparing For a VA Loan With a Lender With No Overlays

ByGustan Cho Posted onFebruary 19, 2024February 19, 2024

This guide covers preparing for a VA loan with a lender with no overlays. Preparing for a VA loan with…

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VA Loan With 500 Credit Scores
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Can I Qualify For a VA Loan With 500 Credit Scores

ByGustan Cho Posted onFebruary 12, 2024August 5, 2024

Can an individual with a credit score of 500 be eligible for a VA loan? Absolutely. The Veterans Administration (VA)…

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Avoiding Home Loan Denial During The Mortgage Process
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Avoiding Home Loan Denial During The Mortgage Process

ByGustan Cho Posted onFebruary 5, 2024May 15, 2024

This guide covers avoiding home loan denial during the mortgage process. We will go deeply in giving our viewers tips…

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VA Credit Score Agency Guidelines Versus Lender Overlays
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VA Credit Score Agency Guidelines Versus Lender Overlays

ByGustan Cho Posted onFebruary 3, 2024May 21, 2024

This guide covers VA credit agency guidelines versus lender overlays on VA loans. Understanding VA Credit Score Agency Guidelines is…

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Overlays on Debt-To-Income Ratio
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Overlays on Debt To Income Ratio on FHA Loans

ByGustan Cho Posted onJanuary 22, 2024July 29, 2024

This guide covers overlays on debt-to-income ratio on FHA loans. Homebuyers who got issued pre-approval from a mortgage loan originator…

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Lender Overlays on Credit Tradelines
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Lender Overlays on Credit Tradelines By Underwriters

ByGustan Cho Posted onJanuary 20, 2024April 7, 2025

This guide covers lender overlays on credit tradelines by mortgage underwriters. Do all mortgage companies have lender overlays on credit…

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VA Loan Denial Due To Overlays
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VA Loan Denial Due to Overlays

ByAlex Carlucci Posted onJanuary 18, 2024October 8, 2024

This article covers getting a VA loan denial due to overlays and qualifying with a different lender. In this article,…

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VA Loans Illinois
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VA Loans Illinois Bad Credit With No Overlays and High DTI

ByGustan Cho Posted onJanuary 16, 2024March 18, 2024

This article Is about qualifying for VA loans Illinois bad credit with no overlays and high debt-to-income ratio. VA loans…

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Mortgage Loan Programs With No Overlays and 30 Day Closings
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Mortgage Loan Programs With No Overlays and 30-Day Closing

ByAlex Carlucci Posted onJanuary 10, 2024July 29, 2025

In this blog, we will cover and discuss mortgage loan programs with no overlays and closing in 30 days. The…

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How Lender Overlays Prevent Mortgages
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How Lender Overlays Prevent Mortgages For Homebuyers

ByAlex Carlucci Posted onDecember 29, 2023July 25, 2025

This  guide covers how lender overlays prevent mortgages for homebuyers. The Federal Reserve Board announced that almost a third of…

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Debt-to-Income Ratio Limit
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DTI Overlays Required By Lenders on Home Loans

ByGustan Cho Posted onDecember 4, 2023June 28, 2024

This guide covers the DTI overlays lenders require on government and conventional loans. DTI overlays are imposed on home mortgage…

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Mortgage Approval With Bad Credit and Late Payments
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Mortgage Approval With Bad Credit and Late Payments

ByGustan Cho Posted onDecember 4, 2023July 8, 2025

This guide covers mortgage approval with bad credit and late payments. Many consumers have had a period in their lives….

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Best Arizona Mortgage Lenders For Bad Credit With Low FICO
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Best Arizona Mortgage Lenders For Bad Credit With Low FICO

ByAlex Carlucci Posted onNovember 24, 2023July 29, 2025

This blog covers the best Arizona mortgage lenders for bad credit with low FICO credit scores. It is an important…

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Florida VA Lenders
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Best Florida VA Lenders With No Overlays on VA Loans

ByLaurie Cho Posted onJuly 23, 2023November 4, 2024

Not all Florida VA lenders have the same lending requirements on VA loans. Not all Florida VA lenders do manual…

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VA Credit Score Mortgage Guidelines
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VA Credit Score Mortgage Guidelines on VA Home Loans

ByLaurie Cho Posted onJuly 20, 2023May 20, 2024

This guide covers VA credit score mortgage guidelines on VA home loans. VA mortgages are the best home loan program…

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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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    • 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
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      • VA Manual Underwriting
      • VA Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Guidelines
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      • DSCR Loans
      • Asset-Depletion
      • Foreign Nationals
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