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Could My Loan Costs Exceed The Loan Estimate?
Yes, within defined limits. Service charges for which YOU shop and select a provider may change; the creditor is NOT responsible for providers who are NOT on their written list. In addition, prepaid interest, property insurance premiums and escrow or reserve deposits may change without legal tolerance limits. Charges for recording services, and 3rd-party… Read More »
What’s Refunded If My Loan Is Higher Than My Estimate?
If the amount you pay at closing exceeds the amounts disclosed on the Loan Estimate – beyond tolerance limits for each category – the creditor must REFUND the excess to you no later than 60 calendar days after loan consummation. For charges subject to a 10% cumulative tolerance fees greater than 10% of the… Read More »
Can Creditors Revise TRID Loan Estimates?
Creditors are generally bound by the initial Loan Estimate. They are permitted to provide a revised Loan Estimate only under certain changed circumstances. These include circumstances that: a) increase settlement charges beyond the legal tolerance limits b) affect YOUR eligibility or change the value of the loan security. Also, c) if the interest rate… Read More »
Can My Settlement Charges Change?
Yes, if circumstances change, such as: a natural disaster damages the property or affects closing costs the title insurer providing the estimate goes out of business during underwriting new information on you or the transaction affecting settlement is discovered. If any of these events change 3rd-party charges beyond the 10% tolerance limit creditors may… Read More »
Understanding Your Loan Estimate: Terms, Payments and Closing Costs
The first page of your Loan Disclosure shows the Loan Terms Projected Payments and Costs at Closing. The Loan Amount, of course is the total you are borrowing. But the Interest Rate alone doesn’t represent all of your borrowing costs. The APR figure on Page 3 shows that. Likewise, Monthly Principal & Interest aren’t… Read More »
Understanding Your Loan Estimate: Page 2, Loan Costs
Closing costs are fees paid when the title of the property is transferred to the buyer making them the legal owner. Origination Charges are fees collected by the lender for the loan process. They may including fees for handling the loan application and “Origination Fees”, which are compensation paid by the creditor to the… Read More »
Understanding Your Loan Estimate: Services You Cannot Shop For
These costs are paid to outside parties, not the lender, but you don’t get to choose them. They may include: appraisal, which puts a value on your property on the lender’s behalf a credit report on you fees to assess flood risk of your property, or for ongoing monitoring of flood zone changes related… Read More »
Understanding Your Loan Estimate: Services You CAN Shop For
These costs are paid to outside parties and YOU are free to shop and compare providers for a variety of services. These might include pest inspection, or a survey to verify property lines or a range of Title-related services. Title services might include: a Lender’s title policy, which protects their legal interest in their loan… Read More »
Understanding Your Loan Estimate: Other Costs
Real estate transactions require taxes, certain pre-payments, and escrow funding. Recording fees are charged by government agencies for keeping legal ownership records, while “transfer taxes” may be imposed by states, counties and municipalities on real estate ownership transfers. Prepayments may include homeowner’s insurance premiums on the property mortgage insurance, if required property taxes for… Read More »
Calculating Your Cash To Close
Page 2 of the Loan Estimate provides the current ESTIMATED cash to close. Some costs will stay the same between estimate and closing. Some will change. A – Origination Charges – should match. B – Can’t Shop – 10% Tolerance C – Can Shop – no tolerance limit, BUT IF you select a provider… Read More »
