How Much Foreclosure Affects Credit Scores

by Laine
(Tampa, Florida)

Ask Kate: How Much Foreclosure Affects Credit Scores Kate, how much will foreclosure affect a credit score? I know more than one person facing foreclosure and they don't seem to be putting any effort into trying to save their home.

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I know you probably won't be able to give me a direct answer, but roughly how much would a foreclosure effect someone's credit rating?

How long will they have to wait before they can try to buy a house again?

How Much Foreclosure Affects Credit Scores

Dear Laine, Before I share with you how much foreclosure affects credit scores, here is how to avoid it. Whenever possible prevent losing a house because its cost on a homeowner's life extends beyond a credit rating.

With this in light, please refer your friends to How To Avoid Foreclosure - Save Your Home! Save Your Life!

A mortgage application asks if the applicant had a foreclosure in the last 7 years. I have seen credit agencies report foreclosures for 10 years. Some lenders automatically decline credit up to 10 years after repossession of real estate.

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Sometimes foreclosure is unavoidable. But it is not the end of the world. The first day after foreclosure is the day to start repairing a credit score. How To Fix A Credit Score Fast is a great place to begin.

I am in the process of writing more on credit repair and will have 3rd party sources to aid in this soon. Please send your friends to this website where I am translating the secret language of mortgage lending.

Sincerely,

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