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
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.
Table Of Contents
- 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
- Summary