No Credit Score? You Can Still Get a Mortgage: How Thin-File Borrowers Qualify in Jacksonville
Published on: 28/10/2026
Having no credit score is not the same as having bad credit. VA sets no minimum score at all, and FHA lets a lender build your history from rent and utility payments. What stops most thin-file buyers is one lender's overlay — not the agency rulebook.
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