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Common Credit Concerns With Divorcing Couples

November 2, 2022 By Joe Siau

Mortgage payment is missed. Whether an oversight or intentional, when a mortgage payment is missed there are more repercussions than just a negative hit to the credit score.

  • A single 30-day late mortgage loan payment can cause a credit score to drop by as much as one hundred points.
  • A single 30-day late mortgage loan payment may prevent mortgage financing from 12 months up to 24 months depending on the loan program and investor.

Marital Home in Foreclosure Proceedings.

Many times, in a divorce situation there are financial struggles and often times the marital home is involved in foreclosure proceedings.

Credit Concerns and Divorce

If foreclosure proceedings have already begun the best option and sometimes the only option is to contact the current lender/servicer to determine if there is a loan modification or alternative plan to salvage the marital home if this is desired. Once the foreclosure proceedings are underway, new traditional mortgage financing is very difficult if not impossible to obtain. Even if the foreclosure proceedings were resolved, the recent mortgage payment history stated above will be a factor in obtaining new financing.

Joint Marital Debt Retained Post Divorce.

When it is currently not possible or not the best option to closeout joint marital debt the court may order one party responsible for the full payment of specific debts. When this occurs, the debt is considered a “Contingent Liability” and for mortgage financing purposes, contingent liability is not typically included in the debt-to-income ratio for the party not responsible for the joint marital debt. But what happens if the responsible spouse makes a late payment on the joint obligation?

  • The credit score of both spouses will be affected negatively as both individuals are still liable to the creditor.
  • For mortgage underwriting purposes, if the debt was ordered to be paid solely by one party per the Marital Settlement Agreement, the payment history of the debt after the contingent liability was ordered may not be considered by the mortgage underwriter.
  • Contingent Liability guidelines are applicable to all joint marital debt including mortgage financing, auto loans, installment loans, credit cards, etc.

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Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Credit Concerns, Divorcing, Finances

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Joe has accumulated many perspectives to be your trusted Reverse Mortgage Specialist, Certified Mortgage Advisor and Certified Divorce Lending Professional.

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