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The article also quoted \u003Cem>Fannie Mae\u003C\u002Fem> \u003Cem>CEO\u003C\u002Fem> Tim Mayopoulos:\u003Cem> \u003C\u002Fem>\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“I do think that there’s a sense out there in the marketplace among borrowers that credit may not be available, especially for people with lower credit scores.”\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\n\u003Cem>Ellie Mae’s Vice President\u003C\u002Fem>, Jonas Moe recently encouraged buyers to know their options before assuming that they do not qualify for a mortgage:\r\n\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cem>“Many potential home buyers are 'disqualifying' themselves. You don't need a 750 FICO\u003Csup>®\u003C\u002Fsup> Score and a 20% down payment to buy.”\u003C\u002Fem>\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong>So what credit score is necessary?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fblockquote>\r\nBelow is a breakdown of the FICO\u003Csup>®\u003C\u002Fsup> Score Distribution of all closed (approved) loans in August from \u003Cem>Ellie Mae’s\u003C\u002Fem> latest \u003Cem>Origination Report\u003C\u002Fem>.\r\n\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F10\u002FSlide1.jpg\">\u003Cimg class=\"alignnone wp-image-34370\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffiles.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2016\u002F10\u002FSlide1.jpg\" alt=\"Don’t Disqualify Yourself… Over Half of All Loans Approved Have a FICO Score Under 750 | Simplifying The Market\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\r\n\r\nOver 50% of all approved loans had a FICO\u003Csup>®\u003C\u002Fsup> Score under 750. 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