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Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Can a Credit Card Help One Get a Mortgage?

Author: Vision Thing
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 9:39 pm
Post subject: Does the American Express card help in getting a mortgage?


Does having an American Express card help you when you are trying to get approved for a mortgage?

Years ago, I read that having an Amex card looked good on a mortgage application. I just want to know if this is still the case.


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Author: guessindigo
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 9:46 pm
Post subject: Can a Credit Card Help One Get a Mortgage?


While having an amex tl on your credit report is good in the eyes of a loan officers, the amex name itself is not going to help you getting approved for a mortgage, managing it well however, will help tremendously.



Author: Vision Thing
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 9:57 pm
Post subject:


guessindigo wrote:
While having an amex tl on your credit report is good in the eyes of a loan officers, the amex name itself is not going to help you getting approved for a mortgage, managing it well however, will help tremendously.


Thanks, guessindigo!

Yes, I've managed my Amex account well for nearly a decade, along with all my other credit accounts.

However, I'm tired of paying the annual fee on the Amex account, and I'm thinking of dropping it, especially because I have a couple of other no-annual-fee cards. The only reason I keep the Amex card is because of what I read: The Amex card seems to look better than all other credit cards on a mortgage app. If it is no longer anything special to loan officers, then I no longer have any reason to keep the card.



Author: QikPass
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 10:10 pm
Post subject: Can a Credit Card Help One Get a Mortgage?


WHy dont you try calling them and asking to have your fee waived? They may actually do this if you are going to close your acc.


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