Originally posted by crabbman
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Additionally, it could be mortgage fraud to not be forthcoming, on your Universal Residential Loan (Mortgage) Application form. On that form 1003, you must disclose a prior bankruptcy in the last 7 years, or a foreclosure in the last 7 years. There are also other mandatory disclosures. I sympathize with you because even though you may be able to get it off your credit report, you must still disclose it. As soon as the desktop underwriting system (DU, GUS, Loan Prospector, etc.) sees that box checked for a bankruptcy, the loan will go into a manual review, or go from approve/eligible to approve/caution (or some other finding that is specific to the loan program).
Originally posted by crabbman
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Personally, I would probably not go down the rabbit hole of trying to get the bankruptcy removed as there are many sources for that public data. Especially if you live in the same home where you lived when you filed bankruptcy. Let me tell you... these underwriters are impressive with their detective skills.
You may need to look to those non-QM mortgages and/or portfolio lenders. They typically have higher rates and higher LTV (loan-to-value) offerings. Most of those types of lenders also restrict any cash-out, so if you're looking for cash, that could be problematic as well.
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