At high altitudes: 1  Air pressure is lower, so foods take longer to bake. Temperatures and/or bake times may need to be increased. 2  Liquids evaporate faster, so amounts of flour, sugar and liquids may need to be changed to prevent batter that is too moist, dry or gummy. 3  Gases expand more, so doughs rise faster.
The rate for the Smart Option Student Loan, which will be available to undergraduate and graduate students, will range from 5.75% to 12.875% depending on the borrower's credit history and other criteria. (The average credit score for Sallie Mae customers in the first quarter of 2012 was 748.).
FHA loan requirements don't force applicants to have credit scores above 580, but almost all borrowers who get actual loan approvals have much higher scores. Over 97 percent of all FHA loan approvals went to applicants with scores above 620.irst, applicants must have FICOs of at least 500 to be eligible for any FHA mortgage. In addition, those whose scores range between 500 and 579 are required to make down payments of at least ten percent, while borrowers with higher scores only need 3.5 percent down.