Loans

Paying For Houses

What does it mean “to be pre-approved” for a loan?

When someone is pre-approved, their lender has already investigated their credit worthiness and has established that the client can borrow up to a certain amount from the lender. Buyers of homes often get pre-approved, before making offers on the house, in order to make their offer more attractive to sellers.



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