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http://videotap.wistia.com/medias/hignj53vh9?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 for the loan process. They may including fees for handling the loan application...

http://videotap.wistia.com/medias/xelmnhwjql?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 Interest Rate alone doesn’t represent all of your borrowing costs. The APR...

http://videotap.wistia.com/medias/lua58dwa7a?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 during underwriting new information on you or the transaction affecting settlement...

http://videotap.wistia.com/medias/9rsmd2ulbh?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 circumstances that: a) increase settlement charges beyond the legal tolerance...

http://videotap.wistia.com/medias/tahi5p8rew?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 you no later than 60 calendar days after loan consummation. For charges subject...

http://videotap.wistia.com/medias/qe030vywkh?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 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...