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Home Mortgage Refinance Shopping Worksheet


   Lender 1 Lender 2
Name of Lender        
Name of Contact      
Date of Contact      
Mortgage Amount      
Basic Information on the Loans Mortgage 1 Mortgage 2 Mortgage 1 Mortgage 2
Type of Mortgage: Fixed rate, adjustable rate, conventional, FHA, other? If adjustable, see below.            
Minimum down payment required            
Loan term (length of loan)            
Contract interest rate            
Annual percentage rate (APR)            
Points (may be called loan discount points)            
Monthly Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI) premiums            
How long must you keep PMI?            
Estimated monthly escrow for taxes and hazard insurance            
Estimated monthly payment
(Principal, Interest, Taxes, Insurance, PMI)
           
Fees
Different institutions may have different names for some fees and may charge different fees. We have listed some typical fees you may see on loan documents.
           
Application fee or Loan processing fee            
Origination fee or Underwriting fee            
Lender fee or Funding fee            
Appraisal fee            
Attorney fees            
Document preparation and recording fees            
Broker fees (may be quoted as points, origination fees, or interest rate add-on)            
Credit report fee            
Other fees            
Other Costs at Closing/Settlement            
Title search/Title Insurance
     For lender
     For you
           
Estimate prepaid amounts for interest, taxes, hazard insurance, payments to escrow            
State and local taxes, stamp taxes, transfer taxes            
Flood determination            
Prepaid Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI)            
Surveys and home inspections            
Total Fees and Other Closing/Settlement Cost Estimates            

Mortgage Shopping Worksheet - continued

  
   Lender 1 Lender 2
Name of Lender      
Other Questions and Considerations about the Loan Mortgage 1 Mortgage 2 Mortgage 1 Mortgage 2
Are any of the fees or costs waivable?            
Prepayment penalties            
Is there a prepayment penalty?            
If so, how much is it?            
How long does the penalty period last? (for example, 3 years? 5 years?)            
Are extra principal payments allowed?            
Lock-ins            
Is the lock-in agreement in writing?            
Is there a fee to lock-in?            
When does the lock-in occur -0 at application, approval or another time?            
How long will the lock-in last?            
If the rate drops before closing, can you lock-in at a lower rate?         
If the loan is an adjustable rate mortgage:            
What is the initial rate?              
What is the maximum the rate could be next year?            
What are the rate and payment caps each year and over the life of the loan?            
What is the frequency of rate change and of any changes to the monthly payment?            
What is the index that the lender will use?            
What margin will the lender add to the index?            
Credit life insurance            
Does the monthly amount quoted to you include a charge for credit life insurance?            
If so, does the lender required credit life insurance as a condition of the loan?            
How much does the credit life insurance cost?            
How much lower would your monthly payment be without the credit life insurance?            
If the lender does not require credit life insurance, and you still want to buy it, what rates can you get from other insurance providers?            










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