Poor — FHA Only, High Cost

Can I Get a Mortgage
With a 580 Credit Score?

Which lenders approve 580 scores, what rate you'll pay, and the real cost vs a higher score.
580
Poor — FHA Only, High Cost
You're in FICO's "Fair" tier — outside the bottom 15%, with real paths to conventional approval as you climb toward 670. (Experian 2025 Consumer Credit Review)
Estimated Rate
7.8%
Approved Lenders
FHA-approved lenders only (3.5% down required)
Est. Monthly Payment ($400K home)
$2,304/mo
vs 740 Score
+$323/mo · +$116,280 over 30yr

The Real Answer

A 580 score barely meets FHA minimums. You'll pay the highest rates and face PMI costs. 60-90 days of credit repair could significantly improve your position.

💳 Your Score is Costing You Money
$116,280 more
vs a 740 score on the same $400K home over 30 years
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The half of the answer almost nobody publishes free

Credit-score thresholds are the visible half of qualifying. The other half is which lender receives your file — and that half is measurable. In the complete 2025 federal HMDA record (1,187,606 FHA applications that reached a credit decision), denial rates across the 100 largest FHA lenders ranged from 1.8% to 78.7%. Same federal program, same year: a 44× spread.

And it is not simply a matter of who applies where. Holding state, loan amount, income, debt-to-income and loan-to-value constant across 24,933 borrower-profile cells, applicant mix explains only a 2.9× range — while the observed spread stays 44×.

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CFPB HMDA 2025, computed by FinanceRateCalc · decisioned = actions 1,2,3 · rates partly reflect applicant mix · historical observation, not a prediction about any individual application · free, CC BY 4.0.

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