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If I have a good credit score, say 730, will I need a co-signer for private loans?
Do I really need a co-signer?
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You will if you don't have the requisite income. My credit score was 800 and I needed a cosigner --- even though I had the assets to cover twice the sale price of the house. I hate bankers.
Ed
Try shopping around. I qualified for up to a $140,000 mortgage with no income and no cosigner. Interest rate was only slightly higher (I don't remember how much but my rate is only 4.65% on a 7-year ARM). They called it a no-documentation loan, for people with good credit that don't want to reveal their income source. I only had to sign a paper that said I had the money to make the payments. They offered 103% of the sale value as well if I wanted to take out a HELOC and again with no need to provide a source of income. This was at countrywide. So, it is possible, just check around.
