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The lowest credit score to buy a house or refinance your mortgage is 500. These new requirements for both FHA and VA went into effect in 2010. 1  Fannie Mae requires a minimum score of 620. 2  Freddie Mac requires a minimum score of 620. 3  FHA requires a minimum score of 500. 4  VA requires a minimum score of 500.
U.S. home buyers can now get an FHA loan with credit scores of just 580. And, as the domestic economy continues to improve; and, as U.S. housing regains lost value, it's likely that the minimum FHA FICO score will drop again.