Monday, August 24, 2009

Junk Fees to be aware of!

Almost every loan is going to have associated with it fees for insurance, valuation, etc. Most of these fees are commonly required amongst all lenders and they must give you a list of their costs associated with a mortgage.

Despite the fact that the costs are disclosed, some lenders may include extraordinary "junk" fees in their costs that an unwary buyer may not recognize as an extra fee.

At the time of a loan application lenders are required to give you a written closing cost estimate.

First, determine if your rate has been loaded. Some lenders advertise artificially low rates to attract customers but load up on fees to compensate for a lower rate.

A tip off to a lender that charges hidden fees would be a lender who advertises interest rates that are appreciably lower than the competition. Interest rates are very competitive and shopping for the very best rate may in fact work to your disadvantage.

Differences in rates of 1/8th or 1/4th of a percent result in very little difference in a payment and may be offset by poor service and added hidden fees.

Your only defense against being overcharge is knowledge...

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3 comments:

  1. I've got a loan from a financial institution that offered me a very low rate, so obviously I was very happy.

    But, they've loaded my loan agreement with insurance, admin fees which makes my home loan not so inexpensive anymore.

    And to add insult to injury they've increased my interest rate with 2%, because the rate they offered me was only an introductory rate.

    So, I can definitely relate to this article

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  2. Thanks for all the great info! This has really helped me to save a lot of money. Keep up the good work!

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  3. Whatever be the loan rate, the best trick in the trade still is to get a good bargain in a competitive market before finalising your loan. Even an interest discount of 0.3% will save you Rs 100,000 over a period of 20 years. It certainly is worth the effort. Equity loan

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