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

ByGustan Cho Posted onJanuary 23, 2024January 24, 2025

This blog will cover FHA debt-to-income ratio requirements for FHA loans.  Just because borrowers meet all the HUD Agency Mortgage…

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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, 2024May 6, 2024

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, 2023November 4, 2024

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 26, 2024

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 26, 2024

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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Lender Overlays
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Lender Overlays on Collection Accounts

ByGustan Cho Posted onJuly 19, 2023July 25, 2024

This guide covers lender overlays on collection accounts and charge-off accounts. Homebuyers who have been turned down for a mortgage…

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Lender Overlays On Government Mortgages
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What Are Common Lender Overlays on Government Mortgages

ByGustan Cho Posted onJuly 1, 2023July 25, 2024

All mortgage companies need to have their borrower meet the minimum agency mortgage guidelines of HUD, VA, USDA, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac. However, lenders can have higher lending requirements called lender overlays.

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Choosing The Right Lender
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Choosing The Right Lender To Get a Mortgage Loan Approval

ByAlex Carlucci Posted onDecember 10, 2022July 23, 2024

In this blog, we will cover choosing the right lender for a mortgage loan approval. Choosing The Right Lender with…

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Overlays With FHA Loans
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Overlays With FHA Loans By Mortgage Lenders

ByGustan Cho Posted onDecember 9, 2022September 23, 2024

This blog will cover overlays with FHA loans compared to HUD agency guidelines. FHA loans are the most popular home…

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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

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    AUS Approval On Conventional Loans Versus Refer/EligibleApril 1, 2025
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    Easy Guide to Buying a Home with a Well and SepticMarch 31, 2025

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    • Contact Us
    • 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 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 After Foreclosure
      • Conventional Loans After Bankruptcy
      • Conventional Loan With Tax Lien
      • Conventional Loan With Judgment
    • Condotel Financing
    • NON-QM Loans
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      • DSCR Loans
      • Asset-Depletion
      • Foreign Nationals
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