Tip - Mortgage Basics: How To Get A Mortgage | Investopedia

By Lisa SmithOnce you've learned the terminology and figured out how much you can afford to spend on a new house, the next thing you will need to do is get a mortgage. Because you will be borrowing money, lenders will examine your credit score, a metric used by lenders to determine the likelihood of an individual paying back the money he or she has borrowed.
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