Fannie Mae recently announced they are making changes to their Credit Score Eligibility criteria

 

Conventional Loan News

Fannie Mae recently announced they are making changes to their Credit Score Eligibility criteria in order to increase homeownership opportunities for underserved borrowers. As a result of this change, Fannie Mae will now allow a credit score average to be used on loans with more than one borrower. 

In the past, the minimum credit score for all borrowers on a Fannie Mae Conventional loan was 620. While this 620 minimum still applies for loans with one borrower, an average can be used on loans with 2 or more borrowers. Borrowers with scores down to 580 are eligible as long as the average score on the loan is 620 or higher. 

As an example, if Borrower 1 has a credit score of 619 and Borrower 2 has a credit score of 693, the representative credit score would be 656 and this loan would be eligible. 

This is GREAT NEWS for Kentucky homebuyers.