A credit freeze can help protect your credit file, but it may also prevent a prospective mortgage lender from accessing information needed for an application. If you are planning a Stone Mountain home purchase, tell your loan officer about an existing freeze early.
Coordinate the credit review
Explain whether you have frozen files with one or more credit reporting companies. Ask which files the lender needs to access and how to coordinate a temporary lift. A successful review from an earlier application does not establish that the files will be available for the current request.
Use official channels
Follow the official process at each reporting company where a freeze is active. Keep login details and verification codes private. You can coordinate access without giving someone else control of your personal account. Record the temporary-lift period so you know when the freeze is expected to resume.
Understand what lifting a freeze does
The CFPB explains that a security freeze does not change your credit scores. Lifting it allows access; it does not guarantee mortgage approval or change the underlying account history. Ask about additional review or documentation required after the report becomes available.
Plan for later requests
Ask whether another credit review may be necessary before closing. Keep contact information current so the team can reach you about an incomplete request. If you discover unfamiliar accounts or errors, tell the lender and follow the appropriate reporting-company process.
Contact Reliant Mortgage to coordinate the credit-review steps for your Stone Mountain purchase.
Resource: CFPB: Credit freezes
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