http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/046ztfvb2s?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Page 3 of your Loan Estimate includes measures to help you compare loans. “In X Years” shows the total amount you will have paid in that time, and the dollar amount...

http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/gl6z4rseqr?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 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...

http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/7ax3ttx3kx?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Real estate transactions require taxes, certain pre-payments, and escrow funding. Recording fees are charged by government agencies for keeping legal ownership records,...

http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/lpp42griam?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 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...

http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/r5wyd9qev1?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...

http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/wz1hxbmimv?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...

http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/kmj303qo4o?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...

http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/ekrs0bwit2?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...

http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/t7z7nvprgw?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...

http://bucket.wistia.com/medias/0odykhflon?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...