by Jennifer Ferri | Aug 15, 2019 | Financing, Mortgages, TRID
In order to fully understand your home loan, it’s important to understand some of the key parts of the documents associated with it. Let’s talk about your closing disclosure—specifically, the first page of it. The Loan Amount: This is the total you...
by Jennifer Ferri | Jun 13, 2019 | Loan Estimate Form (GFE), Mortgages, TRID
There’s no getting around it; taking out a loan for a house involves a lot of paperwork. Some of it you have to fill out yourself, while other documents contain vital information that you need to understand to get your loan squared away. One such document...
by Jennifer Ferri | Apr 25, 2019 | Financing, TRID
Federal loan disclosure forms define the information that creditor businesses MUST provide to consumers applying for real estate loans. Lenders have to provide you with two disclosure forms for the most common kinds of real estate loans. First, there’s...
by Jennifer Ferri | Mar 7, 2019 | Buying, Financing, TRID
So you’ve found the house of your dreams at a price point that seems doable for your long-term budget. Great! Hopefully you’ve already been pre-qualified for a loan, but either way, you’ll need these 6 pieces of information to...
by Jennifer Ferri | Feb 7, 2019 | Closing Documents, TRID
On the second page of your Closing Disclosure, you’ll find details about the specific closing costs, divided into different sections. Section A includes: Origination charges collected by the lender Origination fees paid to brokers, loan officers or other...
by Jennifer Ferri | Dec 6, 2018 | Financing, TRID
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...
