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- From: heflin@rtsg.mot.com (Suzanne Stratton Heflin)
- Subject: Re: Shopping for a home loan...
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- Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 19:44:00 GMT
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- yms@osc.osc.com (Yuh-Ming Shyy) writes:
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- >Hi, I am new in the process of looking around for a mortage loan
- >and I was wondering if anyone can shed me some light on this
- >complicated market. What puzzles me most at this moment is that
- >I noticed almost all the private lenders (loan companies) have a
- >mucu lower interest rate for both fixed and flexible rate. I don't
- >understand that if this is true, then what is the catch up? Whay
- >those major banks with higher interest rate can still survive?
- >What should be the criteria when shopping for a loan? Any advise
- >or comment is highly appreciated. Thanks.
-
- >email: yms@osc.com
-
- I have heard from other people that very often with mortgage brokers,
- if rates are moving at all, they almost never are able, somehow, to close
- within the lock period. Also, they often make up for low rates by having
- exhorbitant "fees" associated with the mortgage. When comparing, DON'T
- just look at interest rates and points. The extra fees associated with
- the loan can often be a point or more, so ask about ALL fees.
-