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What Is the "Price" of a Mortgage?
December 4, 2000 "I?m a first-time home buyer shopping for my first mortgage and find myself confused about what I?m shopping for. I understand interest rates (I think), but I also hear about fully-indexed interest rates, points, rebates, origination fees, junk fees ... more... Why Origination Fees? February 29, 2000 "After shopping rates and points at several lenders, I discovered that one of them charged an origination fee of 1 point, one charged a fee of 1/2 point, and two did not charge such a fee. Am I correct that to make valid cost comparisons, I should ... more... |
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Origination Fee
Origination Fee Charge by a lender or broker connected with originating a loan; charged to prepare loan documents, make credit checks, inspect and sometimes appraise a property; usually computed as a percentage of the value of the loan. Loan origination fee usually ... more... Loan Origination Fees Loan Origination Fees Charge by a lender or broker connected with originating a loan. Different from discount points which are used to buy down the rate of interest. A point is simply one percent of the total loan amount. Loan origination fee usually varies from 0.5% to 2% ... more... |
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