A coach for the week you shop for a mortgage
Rules of the game
Coach's call
Comparewell relies on CFPB guidance about shopping, credit inquiries, rate locks and Loan Estimates, and on the official free credit report site.
Last reviewed against the primary sources listed below.
Review
Sources are re-read when a step is reviewed.
Rules of the game
- CFPB: What happens when a mortgage lender checks my credit?
- CFPB: Loan Estimate explainer
- CFPB: What's a lock-in or a rate lock on a mortgage?
- CFPB: Can my final mortgage costs increase from what was on my Loan Estimate?
- CFPB: Credit reports and scores
- AnnualCreditReport.com: the official site for free credit reports
- CFPB: Buying a house, the homebuying process