Retiring? If you need a home loan, get one first [Column]
Even with good credit scores and solid income, retirees can find it more difficult to get mortgages and home equity lines of credit.
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Even with good credit scores and solid income, retirees can find it more difficult to get mortgages and home equity lines of credit.
A strong credit record is no guarantee of a yes.
Retired engineers Kelly and Derek Barkey assumed they would be approved when they applied for a $50,000 home equity line of credit two years ago to fix up their new
If you’re going to need a home loan in retirement — to buy your next house or replace the mortgage you’ve got — you’re far better off applying while you’re still working if you can. Even with good credit scores and solid income, retirees can find it more difficult to get mortgages and home equity lines of credit.
Retired engineers Kelly and Derek Barkey assumed they would be approved when they applied for a $50,000 home equity line of credit two years ago to fix up their new house.