Can you have late payments on a prior mortgage in the last twelve months?

Excessive Mortgage Delinquency

The lender must review the borrower’s credit history to determine previous mortgage delinquency, severity (e.g., 30, 60, or 90 days), and recency of the delinquency. Loans with excessive prior mortgage delinquencies are not eligible for delivery to Fannie Mae. Excessive prior mortgage delinquency is defined as any mortgage tradeline that has one or more 60-, 90-, 120-, or 150-day delinquency reported within the 12 months prior to the credit report date. 

Note: For purposes of complying with the guidelines in this topic, timeshare accounts identified as mortgage tradelines are not required to meet the requirements described above, and are considered to be installment accounts.

For additional information, see B3-5.3-02, Payment History, B3-5.3-03, Previous Mortgage Payment History, and B3-5.3-07, Significant Derogatory Credit Events — Waiting Periods and Re-establishing Credit.

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