https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Rebuilding-Your-Credit/amount-of-debt/m-p/652119#M101365 <P>Would need more information? &nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Mortgage&nbsp;loans for a FHA, you would need a middle FICO score of 620.</P><P>Is your 600 score a FICO score? Also is it your middle score?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Have you talked with a mortgage lender yet?</P> Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:14:37 GMT LIGHTNIN 2010-03-19T11:14:37Z https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Rebuilding-Your-Credit/amount-of-debt/m-p/652117#M101364 <P>What DOES this mean and what do we need to do to improve this statement. We are looking to purchase a home and have a 600 credit score, trying to get to 620.&nbsp; not sure if this means that we have too much debt or too little?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Amount of debt</P><P class="ingredientPara">Your total amount of outstanding debt.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;" Bad:</P> Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:02:44 GMT https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Rebuilding-Your-Credit/amount-of-debt/m-p/652117#M101364 Anonymous 2010-03-19T11:02:44Z https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Rebuilding-Your-Credit/amount-of-debt/m-p/652119#M101365 <P>Would need more information? &nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Mortgage&nbsp;loans for a FHA, you would need a middle FICO score of 620.</P><P>Is your 600 score a FICO score? Also is it your middle score?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Have you talked with a mortgage lender yet?</P> Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:14:37 GMT https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Rebuilding-Your-Credit/amount-of-debt/m-p/652119#M101365 LIGHTNIN 2010-03-19T11:14:37Z https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Rebuilding-Your-Credit/amount-of-debt/m-p/652136#M101368 <P>"amount of debt" is too much.&nbsp;</P> Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:55:41 GMT https://ficoforums.myfico.com/t5/Rebuilding-Your-Credit/amount-of-debt/m-p/652136#M101368 Anonymous 2010-03-19T12:55:41Z