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expired Posted by Greenworld123 • Dec 8, 2019

Amex offer: $2,500 statement credit for home refinance Better.com

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Better.com is making the homebuying and refinance experiences more rewarding, with a $2,500 statement credit and more, exclusively for eligible Card Members. See offer terms below.

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I work with Better,com and wanted to see if you could please add in the following information to your post on Amex/Better,com deal as it reads incorrect as it stands, especially regarding eligibility. We want to make sure the offer is stated as accurately as possible:
1) Mortgage rates of any specific customer, stated or otherwise, should not be taken as indicative of a mortgage rate available to all customers. Pricing is based on a number of factors, including the individual credit profile of a potential borrower.
2) The offer is only available to those borrowers who have been marketed to directly by American Express, and those who have not received the offer on their Amex portal or via email are not eligible.
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Must have an amex to add offer to your account. Details:

Unlock even more as an
American Express® Card Member with an exclusive mortgage offer from Better.com
Better.com is making the homebuying and refinance experiences more rewarding, with a $2,500 statement credit and more, exclusively for eligible Card Members. See offer terms below.

https://www.americanexpress.com/u...-OfferHub2

EDIT information from Better.com!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hello,
I work with Better,com and wanted to see if you could please add in the following information to your post on Amex/Better,com deal as it reads incorrect as it stands, especially regarding eligibility. We want to make sure the offer is stated as accurately as possible:
1) Mortgage rates of any specific customer, stated or otherwise, should not be taken as indicative of a mortgage rate available to all customers. Pricing is based on a number of factors, including the individual credit profile of a potential borrower.
2) The offer is only available to those borrowers who have been marketed to directly by American Express, and those who have not received the offer on their Amex portal or via email are not eligible.

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mrwhitewalker
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Quote from hacklovemaster :
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Awesome thanks. I am gonna try with seabonic. They are at 3% no points.
May 26, 2020
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LeaninBack916
May 26, 2020
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Quote from jrlcopy :
Weird, yeah I have a line item where Flood covers me up to 100k, maybe it's just property involved in a flood? They were the only one to offer it. ASI Progressive. They said it was free too. I dunno. This is my first time buying, so not sure.
Is your flood required for the loan? I agree with others as I am required to have Flood insurance for my property and it's billed separately. IE... It's required to be listed as a separate escrow item per federal requirements. For me, it's $450 a year and has gone up each year.

If your area is subject to flooding but not "required" it's different. Some areas are flood prone but not required to have Flood insurance on a loan. It only matters what your area is zoned for.
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jrlcopy
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Quote from LeaninBack916 :
Is your flood required for the loan? I agree with others as I am required to have Flood insurance for my property and it's billed separately. IE... It's required to be listed as a separate escrow item per federal requirements. For me, it's $450 a year and has gone up each year.

If your area is subject to flooding but not "required" it's different. Some areas are flood prone but not required to have Flood insurance on a loan. It only matters what your area is zoned for.
It's not required. I looked up the FEMA flood zone areas and I'm safe from that. But central Florida = Hurricane = Who knows.
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cdancer20
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I'm coming up on 5 weeks since I locked my rate and I still don't have a closing date. Just when I was about to close, they realized that I needed an appraisal. That's been over a week and still waiting on them to review the details. It's pretty obvious though that this isn't going to get paid off by the end of May and thus I will 1) Have to pay my old mortgage at the higher rate and 2) Will have to pay the $100 PMI that I was trying to get rid of. I swear I didn't get lucky with the great agents that some of you have had.
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CycloneFW
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Quote from cdancer20 :
I'm coming up on 5 weeks since I locked my rate and I still don't have a closing date. Just when I was about to close, they realized that I needed an appraisal. That's been over a week and still waiting on them to review the details. It's pretty obvious though that this isn't going to get paid off by the end of May and thus I will 1) Have to pay my old mortgage at the higher rate and 2) Will have to pay the $100 PMI that I was trying to get rid of. I swear I didn't get lucky with the great agents that some of you have had.
Yikes. Sorry to hear that. 5 weeks is much more like a typical refinance. Hopefully things progress much more smoothly now for you!
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cdancer20
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Quote from CycloneFW :
Yikes. Sorry to hear that. 5 weeks is much more like a typical refinance. Hopefully things progress much more smoothly now for you!
Thanks. It's just frustrating since I read about everyone else having 2 and 3 week refinances. Nothing is overly difficult I think about my mortgage. They haven't come back with a lot of questions or having to reverify my income, debt, etc. My team just... phew. Thanks. Hopefully this is over quickly. I'm only here for that $2500 from Amex. Otherwise, I would have gone with LenderFi.
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flyersrule
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Quote from cdancer20 :
I'm coming up on 5 weeks since I locked my rate and I still don't have a closing date. Just when I was about to close, they realized that I needed an appraisal. That's been over a week and still waiting on them to review the details. It's pretty obvious though that this isn't going to get paid off by the end of May and thus I will 1) Have to pay my old mortgage at the higher rate and 2) Will have to pay the $100 PMI that I was trying to get rid of. I swear I didn't get lucky with the great agents that some of you have had.
Why don't you tell them not to escrow your taxes as that might put your LTV under 80%

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cdancer20
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Quote from flyersrule :
Why don't you tell them not to escrow your taxes as that might put your LTV under 80%
With the new loan, I should be at/under 80%. However, I was referring to my current mortgage company. I can't remove PMI on that account right now.
May 26, 2020
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volkl23
May 26, 2020
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Anyone still waiting for their $2500 credit after 8+ weeks from funding? Going into week 9 soon and still nothing Missing
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quikie
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Quote from CycloneFW :
Yikes. Sorry to hear that. 5 weeks is much more like a typical refinance. Hopefully things progress much more smoothly now for you!
for me they want to re-do my appraisal a month after closing ! Smilie
May 26, 2020
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tqnguyen100
May 26, 2020
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Hello All,

My transfer taxes just increased by about $2000 from the original estimate. I am doing a straight refinancing with no cash out. Is that a common practice?
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mphuie
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Quote from volkl23 :
Anyone still waiting for their $2500 credit after 8+ weeks from funding? Going into -week 9 soon and still nothing
Same- i have 2 amex cards and one was denied the refund, they are trying to submit the other one. Wish I could just talk to amex myself.
Last edited by mphuie May 26, 2020 at 10:01 AM.
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mnsweeps
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Quote from mphuie :
Same- i have 2 amex cards and one was denied the refund, they are trying to submit the other one. Wish I could just talk to amex myself.
Rejected by AMEX? why?
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volkl23
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Quote from mphuie :
Same- i have 2 amex cards and one was denied the refund, they are trying to submit the other one. Wish I could just talk to amex myself.
How did you know you were rejected? Did they notify you or you reached out to better.com and inquired?

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mrwhitewalker
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The Better.com Loan Estimate is asking for 11 months of Escrow in advance, seems crazy right? other estimates Ive gotten are 6 months or less.

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