Posted on: 08th Oct, 2012 02:27 am
Hi,
My husband and I are trying to figure out if we should apply for FHA together or will it be better if I do it alone. He had his student loans go into default while he was unemployed during the first half of 2010. They were in default for 1-2 months. Since that time, he has been paying them properly with no more late. How would that affect our application? Would it be better if I applied alone? I know I could be approved on my own, but I would like him to be involved if he can.
My husband and I are trying to figure out if we should apply for FHA together or will it be better if I do it alone. He had his student loans go into default while he was unemployed during the first half of 2010. They were in default for 1-2 months. Since that time, he has been paying them properly with no more late. How would that affect our application? Would it be better if I applied alone? I know I could be approved on my own, but I would like him to be involved if he can.
Any negative account will have a negative impact on your scores. However, as your husband has been paying the defaulted loans on time, the negative impact will be lowered. I don't think getting a joint FHA loan will be a problem for you.
Any negative account will hurt your credit score to a great extent. However, the negative impact will get reduced since your husband is making the loan payments on time. As such, obtaining a FHA loan should not be much difficult for you
You have not said anything about your credit score and the credit score of your husband. If you/your husband have/has a credit score of at least 620, it would not be difficult to get approved for an FHA loan.