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Understanding the Importance of a Mortgage Lender

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When you are looking to buy a home and do not have enough money to do so, then you look towards a loan. The mortgage lender plays a very crucial part in this process. It can be a bank, or any other financial institution. These home loans are issued in exchange for mortgage payments that are paid periodically that have an interest added onto them. You can have several types of mortgage lenders, some that operate on a small geographic scale while others that operate on a national level. You should always go for mortgage lenders that know about the housing market in your locality and who can get you a reasonable rate of interest on your mortgage.

Laws protecting you

There are various laws that are available to protect you while you take the loan. There are certain things that the mortgage lender must do after you apply for the loan. There is something called the APR (annual percentage rate) which must be disclosed to the borrower within a period of 3 business days after the loan has been applied for. Once all the lender fees has been taken care of, the APR is the rate which you will pay for your mortgage payments. It is advisable that you ask for the APR before you apply for the loan.

There is also something called the good faith estimate. This is the detailed account of the closing amount which will be provided to you by the lender within 3 business days. There is also the servicing disclosure statement according to which the lender has to tell you in writing if someone else will be making the collection of your loan.

Second mortgage

It is very difficult finding a lender meeting your requirements, especially after the housing crisis in 2008. But once you do get a loan for your house it is also possible to get a second mortgage for renovating the house. If you are actually interested in a second mortgage then you will have to show lender the proof of a steady source of income. Also, you would need to be regular with the payments of your first mortgage. You should not apply for the second mortgage directly after you get the first one. Wait for some time so that you can build some home equity. Since there is more risk attached with a second mortgage, the lender might ask for a higher interest rate.

Things to keep in mind

You may spend a lot of time and resources in finding the right mortgage lender, but it is very much possible that your payments will be handled by a different party altogether, This because many times the right to provide service to the loan is sold to some other institution. You will be intimated about the change through the mail and you will have to send the money to the new company. Even then, you should choose for a lender that is able to explain to you about the technicalities, and can help you in every possible way.
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