https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Mortgage-Loans/help-I-want-to-buy-a-house-now-but-have-student-loans/m-p/434175#M32407 I want to buy a house although I will graduate with 80k in loans!! Does the large amount of student loans affect my ability to get a good rate or even qualify for a loan? By the way I plan on acessing the loan forgivness for my field, and am not in defalt in student loans, but will be asking for forbarance. I have paid off all other debts, and currently have a bankruptcy 3 years ago, and have a FICO of 689. Please help... Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:01:48 GMT Anonymous 2009-02-09T22:01:48Z https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Mortgage-Loans/help-I-want-to-buy-a-house-now-but-have-student-loans/m-p/434175#M32407 I want to buy a house although I will graduate with 80k in loans!! Does the large amount of student loans affect my ability to get a good rate or even qualify for a loan? By the way I plan on acessing the loan forgivness for my field, and am not in defalt in student loans, but will be asking for forbarance. I have paid off all other debts, and currently have a bankruptcy 3 years ago, and have a FICO of 689. Please help... Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:01:48 GMT https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Mortgage-Loans/help-I-want-to-buy-a-house-now-but-have-student-loans/m-p/434175#M32407 Anonymous 2009-02-09T22:01:48Z https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Mortgage-Loans/help-I-want-to-buy-a-house-now-but-have-student-loans/m-p/434213#M32408 By the way I am 47 does the age affect my ability to get a mortgage with all the rest that I posted? Mon, 09 Feb 2009 22:50:36 GMT https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Mortgage-Loans/help-I-want-to-buy-a-house-now-but-have-student-loans/m-p/434213#M32408 Anonymous 2009-02-09T22:50:36Z