California
Loan Closing, Points & Fees - Definitions
"Points" are percentage
points, so 1 point is equal to 1% of the loan amount. Origination
points are charged by the lender for evaluating, preparing, and
submitting a proposed mortgage loan.
The application fee covers the lender’s
cost to process the information on your loan. An appraisal fee is
typically paid by the borrower to independently value the property
in question, and usually costs a few hundred dollars.
It's important to understand that lenders incur legitimate costs
to get your loan closed and these will be offset by one means or
another. Those California lenders who promise a loan closing without
points and fees will get the money in some other way. Claims like
that are just a marketing technique.
If you deal with a company that offers to do your California loan
closing for one very low fee, or for no points and fees, keep your
eyes open and ask a lot of questions.
We will do our best to keep all
points and fees to a very reasonable level.
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