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Understanding Your Loan Estimate: Services You Cannot Shop For
http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/wxr8d8infe?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 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...
Understanding Your Loan Estimate: Page 2, Loan Costs
http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/5yxs8rbdqg?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 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...
Understanding Your Loan Estimate: Terms, Payments and Closing Costs
http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/y4bi4fmtti?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 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...
Can My Settlement Charges Change?
http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/uxi8yfthiq?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 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...
Can Creditors Revise TRID Loan Estimates?
http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/z5wr8mg9z9?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 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...
What’s Refunded If My Loan Is Higher Than My Estimate?
http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/cuyu0whcws?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 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...