Get Pre-Approved

Show property sellers and real estate agents that you are a serious and qualified buyer today by taking advantage of our pre-approval program.

Are you getting serious about making an offer on a home? Get pre-approved today!

With Capitol Federal's pre-approval program, you will obtain a fully documented and underwritten loan decision prior to finding a property. Getting pre-approved demonstrates to the property seller and real estate agents that you are a serious and qualified borrower. It also gives you peace of mind and expedites the formal decision process once you find a home and sign a contract. You will be asked to provide supporting documentation to verify the information provided on your application, such as income, employment and financial records. In addition, we will look at your full credit report. Your pre-approval request will be fully underwritten by our experienced underwriting team and if pre-approved, you will receive a formal confirmation of the approved loan amount. An application fee is applicable for this request, however, be sure speak to your mortgage loan professional for more details and how you can receive credit for the application fee should you find a property and close on your home loan with CapFed®.

  • Formal confirmation of loan amount
  • Deeper look into financials and employment records
  • Fully underwritten loan decision
  • Full credit report
  • Pre-approval fee

To apply online you'll need to have the following information on hand as applicable:

  • Bank statements (all pages) for the most recent two months
  • IRS Form W-2 for the most recent two years
  • Name and contact information for Landlord
  • Pay stubs covering the most recent 30-day period
  • Year-end pay stubs for the last two years to verify bonus, overtime and/or commission income
  • Most recent Pension, Retirement, Social Security or Disability Award Statement
  • Most recent statement for all mortgage accounts
  • Two months account statements (all pages) for investment/retirement accounts

For Borrowers with Self-Employed Income (Ownership interest of 25% or more in a business):

  • Previous two years’ Federal Tax returns, including all schedules 
  • W-2s and 1099s
  • Year-to-date profit/loss statement (signed and dated)
  • Previous two years’ corporate/partnership returns, including K-1s

For Borrowers with Rental Properties:

  • Previous two years’ Federal Tax Returns 
  • Lease agreement and the estimated property value for each property owned
  • Monthly mortgage statement for each property owned

Additional documentation may be necessary, dependent on your individual circumstances, but this is a good start to complete the online portion of the application.  If you cannot locate these documents or only have some of them on hand during the online application process, no reason for concern, they can be uploaded to the secure portal at any time.

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KNOW YOUR OPTIONS - PRESCREEN OPT-OUT

A credit report will be initiated as part of the loan qualification process, typically within 48 hours of your application. This credit inquiry becomes a part of your credit file. Credit reporting agencies often sell the inquiry information to companies looking for leads. These companies may try to contact you directly upon receipt of the lead information.

While CapFed does not use this approach, nor are we the seller of the information, you may choose to opt-out to keep your inquiry information from being sold to other companies. It can take up to five business days to update your opt-out status, therefore you may wish to opt-out prior to making a loan application.

For more information or to register, visit www.optoutprescreen.com.

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