Jessica Walrack is a freelance contributor who covers a variety of personal finance topics such as investing and mortgage industry trends. Getting pre-approved for a mortgage is a no-brainer when ...

Mortgage pre-approval is a detailed review of your financial history, including credit score, income, assets and liabilities.

Reina Marszalek is a senior mortgage editor at Fox Money who has spent more than 10 years writing and editing content. Fox Money is a personal finance hub featuring content generated by Credible ...

Buying a house isn't easy. Not only do you have to find the right house for you in the right price range, but you also have to make sure your finances are in order so you can qualify for a mortgage ...

Learn what you need to speed up the approval process Mortgage lenders offer pre-approval letters to buyers they believe can repay their loans. However, unlike mortgage pre-qualification, the ...

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With the rise of online, nonbank lenders, prospective homeowners have more choices to make before taking out a mortgage.

In 2002, Steve, a nice young man with a good job, serious savings, and excellent credit made an attractive offer on a two family house in a Boston suburb. It had to be an attractive bid as there were ...

Valerie Morris is an editor at Fox Money and a personal loan expert. Fox Money is a personal finance hub featuring content generated by Credible Operations, Inc. (Credible), which is majority-owned ...

A mortgage pre-approval means a loan officer will examine your finances, including your assets, income, debts and even credit history, to work out how much money you can borrow, what loans you could ...

Aaron Broverman is the Managing Editor of Forbes Advisor Canada. He has almost 20 years of experience writing in the personal finance space for outlets such as Bankrate, Bankrate Canada, ...