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What Does Ability To Repay Mean?
http://videotap.wistia.com/medias/sdhx6t7q2k?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 What are the “Ability to repay” rules about? In a nutshell, as this video shows, new laws require lenders to make a good-faith assessment of a...
What Is The Debt-To-Income Ratio (DTI)?
http://videotap.wistia.com/medias/fai0gxt0nh?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Measuring your existing debts against your existing income is one part of a lender’s required assessment of your ability to repay a...
Understanding Your Loan: Closing Disclosure Page 1
http://videotap.wistia.com/medias/xna5ugn00f?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 The first page of your Closing Disclosure documents: The Loan Amount - the total you will actually borrow The Interest Rate - which does NOT include the fees factored...
When Do I Get My Loan Closing Disclosure?
http://videotap.wistia.com/medias/tu0huuh9z6?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 If an eligible loan proceeds from Estimate to closing, creditors must provide a Closing Disclosure form documenting the actual transaction terms and costs THREE business...
Understanding Your Loan: Additional Information Can Be Important
http://videotap.wistia.com/medias/guwtr9px6d?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Page 4 of your Closing Disclosure is important. It is NOT just standardized form information that is identical for every loan. Review these terms: Assumption: can this...
Understanding Your Loan: Cash And Transaction Summaries
http://videotap.wistia.com/medias/uf6xhhye3i?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Page 3 of your Closing Disclosure will compare cash requirements from your Loan Estimate to your actual final charges. If “Did this change?” is...
Understanding Your Loan: Closing Cost Details
http://videotap.wistia.com/medias/xdyk3kk4ms?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Page 2 of your Closing Disclosure details specific closing costs. Section A includes: Origination charges collected by the lender Origination fees paid to brokers, loan...
Your Rights And Rules For Closing Disclosures
http://videotap.wistia.com/medias/b0uqeomsy9?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 The Closing Disclosure documents the actual terms of your loan transaction. You should receive it no later than 3 business days before consummation. It must be in...
Understanding Loan Estimate Comparisons
http://videotap.wistia.com/medias/1ly9awfa5c?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Page 3 of your Loan Estimate includes measures to help you compare loans. “In X Years” shows the total amount you will have paid in that time, and the dollar...
Calculating Your Cash To Close
http://videotap.wistia.com/medias/acivkg5vn4?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Page 2 of the Loan Estimate provides the current ESTIMATED cash to close. Some costs will stay the same between estimate and closing. Some will change. A - Origination...