How Low Can You Go When Navigating Your FICO??

Welcome to the Vetted VA podcast- The VA Loan Your Journey Home. This is a podcast where we go beyond the surface of VA home loans. Join us weekly as we team up with leading mortgage and real estate experts who've gone through the vetted VA training and vetting process. We dive into everything you need to know from your initial contemplation of buying a home. In today's episode, we want to work and focus on the crucial topic that resonates with many: credit scores and the VA loan, especially in the context of lower scores. We're joined by a panel of experts from across the United States, including Jerry Avila, Randy Teakell, and Thomas Sloan, who bring in-depth knowledge from different regions: West Coast, Texas, and New Jersey. This episode promises to unravel the complexities of credit scores in the VA loan process, offering insights for those navigating the homebuying journey with less than perfect credit. Let's get started. We hope you enjoy the show. We hope you enjoy this. If you have any other follow-up questions, Let us know at [email protected]. Enjoy! 00:00 Introduction 01:13 The history of credit scores based on Generation 03:50 Minimum Credit Score for VA Loan 07:03 How to prepare Veterans with lower credit scores 09:25 Factors the VA looks at other than credit score for approval 12:13 Why are we seeing more manual underwrites? 18:15 how is inflation affecting interest rates? 21:31 Low credit score or no credit 40:51 Ideal DTI 44:30 VA entitlement use 48:45 final thoughts   Engage with Vetted VA ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nathan Knottingham on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Christopher Griffith on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nathan Knottingham of Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Christopher Griffith on Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Vetted VA on Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Vetted VA Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The episode on YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠