How to buy a house with bad credit
Have credit issues in your past? You still might qualify for a home loan.
5 min read
Jun 18, 2025
Peter G. Miller
Contributing Writer
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Peter G. Miller is a contributing writer at Bankrate. Peter writes about mortgage rates and home buying.
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