Once you have selected the type of loan you prefer and qualify for, the lender will ask you to complete a loan application, which will require a great deal of personal and financial information, including the following:
1) Your residence history
• Your previous addresses for the past two years
• The length of time you’ve lived at each address
• The length of time you’ve lived at each address
• If you currently rent, your landlord’s name and addresses (for past 12 months)
2) Your employment history
• The names and addresses of all your employers for the past two years
• The dates you worked at each place of employment
• If there have been any gaps in your employment, explain why
• The dates you worked at each place of employment
• If there have been any gaps in your employment, explain why
3) All outstanding loans and credit cards
• The creditor’s name(s) and address(es)
• Your account number(s)
• The current total balance you owe and the months left to pay
• The amount of the monthly payment
• Your account number(s)
• The current total balance you owe and the months left to pay
• The amount of the monthly payment
4) Savings, checking or investment accounts
• The names and addresses for each financial institution
• Your account numbers
• The current balance or value
• Your account numbers
• The current balance or value
5) Real estate you currently own
• The property address(es)
• The estimated market value
• The outstanding loan balance
• The amount of your monthly payment (including taxes, insurance, homeowner’s association dues)
• The amount of your rental income (if applicable)
• The estimated market value
• The outstanding loan balance
• The amount of your monthly payment (including taxes, insurance, homeowner’s association dues)
• The amount of your rental income (if applicable)
6) Personal property you own
• The net cash value of your life insurance
• The make, year and value of your automobile(s)
• The value of your furniture, jewelry and other personal property
• The make, year and value of your automobile(s)
• The value of your furniture, jewelry and other personal property
7) Tax records
• Some lenders may require copies of your tax records from the previous two years