Your credit scores play an important role in your application for a mortgage loan. Simply put, your credit scores will determine just how big a loan you can get, and at what rates. The higher the credit score, the lower the interest rate that will be assessed to you. Conversely, the lower your credit score, the higher the interest rate that will be assessed to you.

Creditors use your credit scores as their basis in calculating the relative risk of your mortgage loan. High credit scores usually indicate that an individual has the capacity and the means to pay off his/her debts. Mortgage loans taken out by such individuals pose very little risk to the creditor, thus interest charges do not have to be high. On the other hand, people with low credit scores bring with them the possibility of default, or at least delinquency in monthly payments. To compensate for this risk, the credit institution will charge a higher interest rate.

Even if the interest rate change doesnt seem to be much, say 16 percent and 18 percent, over the term of the loan that will represent a significant amount, often running into the thousands of dollars. Depending on the condition of your credit scores, you should be careful about getting a mortgage loan. It may cost you more than you think.