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What’s the role of SCHUFA in getting a mortgage?

SCHUFA is Germany's largest credit agency and calculates credit scores that are used by banks when deciding on a mortgage.

Written by Henrike Herrmann

Published on May 27, 2021

What’s the role of SCHUFA in getting a mortgage?

Category First Time Buyers

Written by Henrike Herrmann

Published on May 27, 2021

SCHUFA is Germany's largest credit agency and calculates credit scores that provide information about your creditworthiness. These scores are used by banks in the decision-making process for mortgage loans and have a major impact on the decision.

Why does SCHUFA matter?
What is the problem with SCHUFA?
What is the SCHUFA?
How does a SCHUFA entry happen?
What is the SCHUFA credit score?
The best way to get a SCHUFA report
How to read the SCHUFA report?
What you need to be aware of when approaching a mortgage broker!
11 Tips to improve and maintain your SCHUFA score
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Henrike Herrmann

Henrike is our Content Manager at Hypofriend and has made it her mission to explain complex and complicated issues as easily and understandably as possible.

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What’s the role of SCHUFA in getting a mortgage?

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