• WHAT’S A FICO®?,Lori Ross

    WHAT’S A FICO®?

    What is a FICO® Score? FICO® stands for Fair Isaac & Company and is the name for the most well known credit scoring system, used by Experian. The credit bureau’s computer evaluates a complete credit profile and assigns a score, which is used to estimate credit worthiness. Each of the three bureaus

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  • Types of Mortgage Lenders,Lori Ross

    Types of Mortgage Lenders

    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 considered to be a mortgage banker. Some companies d

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  • The No-Cost Thirty Year Fixed Rate Mortgage,Lori Ross

    The No-Cost Thirty Year Fixed Rate Mortgage

    There really is no such thing as a no-cost mortgage loan. There are always costs, such as appraisal fees, escrow fees, title insurance fees, document fees, processing fees, flood certification fees, recording fees, notary fees, tax service fees, wire fees, and so on, depending on whether the loan i

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