Home Buyer Report4

Below is an overview of the types of closing costs you may incur on your loan. Some are one-time fees while others re-occur over the life of the loan. When you apply for your loan, you will receive a Good Faith Estimate of Settlement Charges and a booklet that will explain these costs in detail.

• Loan Origination Fee: This fee covers the lender's administrative costs in processing the loan. A one-time fee often expressed as a percentage of the loan. The origination fee is typically 1% of the loan, but remember, you can obtain a loan with no origination fee and a slightly higher interest rate.
• Loan Discount: Often called "points", a loan discount is a one-time charge used to adjust the yield on the loan to what market conditions demand. One point is equal to 1% of the loan amount. This fee is rare since interest rates are so low.
• Appraisal Fee: This is a one-time fee that pays for an appraisal, which is a statement of property value viewed by the lender. The appraisal is made by an independent fee appraiser and can cost a standard $350 to $500 or much more depending on the home's size and location.
• Credit Report Fee: This one-time fee covers the cost of the credit report that is run by an independent credit reporting agency and is usually about $60-$75.
• Title Insurance Fees: There are two title policies: a lender's title policy (which protects the lender against loss due to defects on title) and a buyer's title policy (which protects you).
• Miscellaneous Title Charges: The title company may charge fees for a title search, title examination, document preparation, notary fees, recording fees, and a settlement or closing fee. These are all one-time charges and add up to about $400.
• Document Preparation Fee: There may be a separate, one-time fee that covers preparation of the final legal papers, including the note and deed of trust. These legal documents run about $175.
• Lender Fees: Other lender fees include an underwriting fee, a flood certification fee, an amortization schedule fee, and other miscellaneous fees that should be disclosed by your mortgage lender at loan application. These fees vary dramatically from about $450 to $900.
• Prepaid Interest: Depending on the time of month your loan closes, this charge may vary from a full month's interest to just a few days' interest. If your loan closes at the beginning of the month, you will probably have to pay the maximum amount. If your loan closes at the end of the month, you will only have to pay a few days interest.
• PMI Premium: Depending on the amount of your down payment, you may have to pay an up front fee for mortgage insurance (which protects the lender against loss due to foreclosure). You may also be required to put a certain amount for PMI into a special reserve account (an impound account) held by the lender.
• Beginning of the escrow account: Your lender will typically have an account where your property taxes and property insurance will be held. This account will be started with approximately taxes equal to two months in excess of the number of months that have elapsed this year. (If 6 months have passed, they will collect 8 months of taxes.) You property insurance will be collected one year in advance plus two months worth into your escrow account.
• EARNEST MONEY DEPOSIT - So you will not be placed in an uncomfortable position when you purchase a property, an understanding of the earnest money deposit is important. At the time a written offer is initiated, you will be required by the seller to include a personal check or cashier's check. The amount is normally deposited (cashed) into the designated title company's escrow account upon the acceptance, and it will remain in escrow until the time of closing. This amount is credited to you as a partial down payment and represents your intent to purchase the property. If the offer is not accepted, this amount is returned to you promptly. Depending on the price of the property, you should anticipate a minimum of a $1,000 earnest money deposit. Also, in the event that you do not qualify with a lender for a new loan, the earnest money is refunded to you, provided the sellers are given written notice regarding the lender's disapproval, and provided you have supplied the lender with all documentation they have requested.
• TITLE INSURANCE - When you purchase your home, you and the lender need a preliminary title commitment that will indicate exactly what recorded liens, encumbrances and recorded easements are currently in effect on the property. The title commitment will also indicate the vested owner of record and any restrictions on the use of the subject property. Title insurance is, for all practical purposes, required on all property in most states and is normally a seller's expense. However, the buyer is required to also furnish the lender with a lender's policy showing the lender as lien holder on that property. These charges will be incurred at the time of settlement as a part of your closing costs. When the purchase of the property is closed, and the title company has recorded the necessary documents, the title company will then issue a title insurance policy binder, which shows clear title to the subject property, to you and the lender.
• REMINDER - For the closing, you must bring a driver's license and a cashier's check made out to the title company. At the closing, you may sign the cashier's check over to the title company. If the closing does not occur, you can deposit the cashier's check back into your own account.


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