Qualification

Mortgage qualification is the screening process for determining if a potential borrower will be able to repay the loan being requested.

Qualification should not be confused with pre-approval.

A pre-approved home loan is a lender’s commitment to lend to a borrower. While there’s no commitment in a qualification as qualified borrowers can still eventually have their loan request turned down. read more

Pre-Approval

A pre-approval refers to a lender’s commitment to offer a mortgage to a borrower before the borrower has purchased a property.

Pre-approval should not be confused with qualification.

The main difference between the two are that for a pre-approved loan, a home loan is guaranteed, while a pre-qualified loan has no guarantee. read more