Posted on February 8, 2019 - 07:36 AM
by Eric Bacelli
Mortgage Bankers Mortgage Bankers are lenders that are large enough to originate loans and create pools of loans, which are then sold directly to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Ginnie Mae, jumbo loan investors, and others. Any company that does this is conside...
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Posted on January 11, 2019 - 07:36 AM
by Eric Bacelli
Your First Step Toward Buying a Home When preparing to buy a home, the first thing many homebuyers do is look at the real estate ads in newspapers, magazines and listings on the Internet. Some potential buyers read how-to articles like this one. The next...
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Posted on January 11, 2019 - 07:36 AM
by Eric Bacelli
Have These Items Ready When You Apply For a Loan It used to be that lenders mailed out verifications to employers, banks, mortgage companies, and so on, in order to verify the data supplied by borrowers. Nowadays, the interest is often in speed and getti...
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Posted on January 11, 2019 - 07:36 AM
by Eric Bacelli
Years ago, credit scoring had little to do with mortgage lending. When reviewing the credit worthiness of a borrower, an underwriter would make a subjective decision based on past payment history. Then things changed. Lenders studied the relationship be...
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Posted on January 11, 2019 - 07:36 AM
by Eric Bacelli
When you apply for a mortgage loan, you expect your lender to pull a credit report and look at whether you’ve made your payments on time. What you may not expect is that they seem to be more interested in your FICO® score. “What’s a...
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Posted on January 11, 2019 - 07:36 AM
by Eric Bacelli
When buying a home, it is not enough to just come up with the money. With the exception of no asset verification loans, lenders want to verify where the money for your new home will be coming from. If you can document that the funds are coming from your p...
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Posted on January 11, 2019 - 07:36 AM
by Eric Bacelli
This is a detailed summary of costs you may have to pay when you buy or refinance your home. They are listed in the order that they should appear on a Good Faith Estimate you obtain from a mortgage lender. There are two broad categories of closing costs. ...
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Posted on January 11, 2019 - 07:36 AM
by Eric Bacelli
An adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) has an interest rate that fluctuates periodically. This is in contrast to a fixed rate mortgage, which always has the same interest rate. Every ARM has basic components: An index A margin Adjustment Period An inter...
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Posted on January 11, 2019 - 07:36 AM
by Eric Bacelli
Now that you know what an ARM is and how it works, you may be wondering what the advantages and disadvantages are. So let’s explore that issue. Offering adjustable rates allows lenders to transfer part of the interest rate risk from themselves to t...
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Thank you Eric for helping me find my dream home. I will recommend you to all my friends and family. You are the best agent in Staten Island. Best, Regards Jonathan
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