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Details on how to understand the Mortgage basics and information that I understand for your learning can be accessed on this post (Click this hyperlink to go to the post); If you are new to this process and have questions this is a Must Read before asking question on the forum!
Reviving my over a decade old thread from SD and FW as the rates have gotten competitive. This thread is a SD community thread to compare and post best rates received along with their lender experience for a quick compare and estimation from a starting point.
Please note that rates will vary on quite a few factors and just because one person has a rate will not guarantee you will receive the same rate but simply use this as a guide and negotiation tactic.
All below rates are based on assumptions of certain LTV, DTI, & Excellent Credit Scores:
30 Year Fixed best rates (Assuming Good Credit & 20% down, low LTV, low DTI, etc etc):
Shahhere
Old Thread - https://slickdeals.net/e/1223863-03-06-2009-best-mortgage-rates-from-big-reputable-lenders-30year-5-15year-5-arm-s-etc
Reviving my over a decade old thread from SD and FW as the rates have gotten competitive. This thread is a SD community thread to compare and post best rates received along with their lender experience for a quick compare and estimation from a starting point.
Please note that rates will vary on quite a few factors and just because one person has a rate will not guarantee you will receive the same rate but simply use this as a guide and negotiation tactic.
All below rates are based on assumptions of certain LTV, DTI, & Excellent Credit Scores:
30 Year Fixed best rates (Assuming Good Credit & 20% down, low LTV, low DTI, etc etc):
All listed lenders are here because I shopped them and have encountered competitive pricing and not because I get any sort of a kickback....use this as a gauge for the latest but note that things can change week to week, day to day and even hour to hour:
07/14/2021 2.875% Better.com- Will consider Lender Match to beat Competitors and combine with Amex cashback (Click here for additional Forum thread details). Amex's "Digital Assist" Team @ 800-297-7500
07/14/2021 2.875% LoanDepot.com - Is competitive but works better if you have another offer for them. My LO Luke Dean
[email protected] 949-652-4521
07/14/2021 BSMFunding (David Pressel) - Call to get the latest rates (no published online). Very competitive rates; get everything in writing via email!
https://bsmfunding.mymortgage-onl...essel.html
David Pressel (NMLS: 562175)- Branch Manager - Phone: 908-208-2036
[email protected]
07/14/2021 2.5% LoanCabin [loancabin.com] - Most Competitive but refinance times have grow to almost 6 months for many people so proceed with caution as recent reviews indicate normal 1 month closing. Generally do not charge for big Lender Fees (A+B on LE) as they are under $100 in most cases; esp if appraisal is waived for your scenario.30 Year Fixed Jumbo Best Rates (Assuming Good Credit & 20% down):
07/14/2021 3% LenderFi - Competitive but might be slow and not work on beating other lender rates.
TBD15 year Fixed:
07/14/2021 2.0 % Better.com; matches Bankrate rates for themselves.Title Company Comparisions:
07/04/2020 2.5% NIH Credit Union with Lender Credit
RadianTitleDirect.com - OP has used them for almost a decade with getting best rates (closed after Covid, Lender must submit order as consumer side is closed).Alphabetical list of other lenders (some could be non-proven without direct member experiences posted here):
ALTTitle.com
https://www.valerotitle.com/ - Texas only.
- AimLoan - Will provide LE without hard pull if credit is frozen https://www.aimloan.com/
- Amerisave - will give you scores from all 3 bureaus with just a soft pull https://www.amerisave.com/
- Better.com https://better.com/
- BoxHomeLoans https://www.boxhomeloan
s.com/ - Close Your Own Loan https://www.closeyourow
nloan.com/...sults.aspx - Colonial Mort http://www.colonialmor
t.com/ - HighTechLending http://www.hightechlen
ding.co/Default.aspx - Interactive Mortgage https://interactivemort
gage.com/ Eric from IM is super rude so good luck dealing with this guy! - LenderFi https://www.lenderfi.com [lenderfi.com]if the link wont work try this backend link: https://app.lenderfi.com/app/sign...r/lenderfi
- Loan Cabin https://www.loancabin.c
om/ - Loan Depot https://www.loandepot.c
om/ - LoanLock https://www.loanlock.co
m/ - NavyFederal CU https://www.navyfederal
.org/ - NIH credit union (Delware, District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia) https://www.nihfcu.org/
- Northpointe Bank https://www.northpointe
.com/ - Owning.com (Operates only in CA) https://owning.com/
- Pentagon Federal CU https://www.penfed.org/
- Provident Funding - will give LE without locking rate https://www.provident.c
om/ - RatePlus (California) https://www.rateplus.co
m/ - Travis Credit Union (12 North Cal Counties only) https://www.traviscu.or
g/ Eligibility traviscu.org - United wholesale mortgages https://www.uwm.com/
- Watermark Home Loans https://www.watermarkho
meloans.com/ - West Coast Mortgage Associates (The loan broker is in So.Cal. Debbie Morgan) https://wcmtg.com/
Shahhere
Old Thread - https://slickdeals.net/e/1223863-03-06-2009-best-mortgage-rates-from-big-reputable-lenders-30year-5-15year-5-arm-s-etc
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Potential Lenders - Mentioned in Thread
*Please add to this list and add locality if applicable*
Discount lenders who DO NOT accept fully documented in tax returns self-employment income:
Owning.com
BoxHomeLoans
Lower.com
Discount Lenders that DO accept fully documented in tax returns self-employment income:
Sebonic
Caliber
Sage
Title Company Shopping
AltTitle.com
mytitlegenius.com (formerly entitle direct)
TO AVOID - Settlement LTD (local Pittsburgh run away from them - high cost, very bad service, lot of delays)
Feel Free to Add Sections for Each Lender - MeAPhool
Loan Cabin - DetailsWARNING. DO NOT GO WITH LOAN CABIN. TRUST ME.
I would have lost the home if i was trying to buy a house.
I just had a normal refi and it took then 127 days to close. out of the 27 emails i sent, they responded to 3. I even had to call (complain) their main office 2 times to get a response to any emails. they screwed the closing paperwork as well.
Loan Cabin does not charge lender fees. Actually all of this is in their FAQ but of course nobody reads anything and wants everything spoon fed.
This means A+B (reference the link above in the wiki regarding Loan Estimate) in the Loan Estimate should be 0 (as long as your appraisal is waived).
You will be responsible for Title Cost (of course you can shop that to your heart's delight)
You will be responsible for Recording Fee in your county
You will be responsible for Escrows (if you so choose OR if you are close to Homeowner's OR Property Tax payment - though you can negotiate and show evidence to get it waived. Most lender's will waive it if you are choosing not to escrow and you can show proof that you paid the upcoming Property Tax or Homeowner's Insurance)
You will be responsible for Prepaid Interest (this isn't a cost. If you didn't refinance, you'd be paying the interest at your current mortgage rate which I assume would be higher).
Lender Credit - If this covers A+B+C+E then you have a no-cost refinance. If you have a surplus aside from A+B+C+E, then technically you made money on your refinance.
If you apply and do no hear back for 3 days, then on the 3rd business day, reach out to [email protected]. They will usually help get a response on your application within a day.
If the information in this WIKI does not cover your questions, then please ask. We will answer and update WIKI accordingly.
Thanks - MeAPhool
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I think a lot of people get confused with regards to "no closing cost". Specifically I think that is with regards to A+B+C (as referenced in this post by volcomssj48 - https://slickdeals.net/forums/showpost.php?p=
As per volcomssj48, this is a good place to go for a basic understanding of the LE (Loan Estimate) that should be provided to you by each lender once you give all of your information: https://www.consumerfin I'm in NJ so I can't really shop Title Insurance much as it's the cost is regulated by the state, however in other states, you can really cut down some of the costs in section "C". |
http://www.mortgagenew
Potential Lenders - Mentioned in Thread
*Please add to this list and add locality if applicable*
- Loan Cabin https://www.loancabin.c
om/ - Better.com https://better.com/
- Interactive Mortgage https://interactivemortgage.com/
- LenderFi https://www.lenderfi.co
m/ - owning.com (Operates only in CA) https://owning.com/
- NIH credit union (Delware, District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia) https://www.nihfcu.org/
- Loan Depot https://www.loandepot.c
om/ - Travis Credit Union (12 North Cal Counties only) https://www.traviscu.or
g/ Eligibility [traviscu.org] - Pentagon Federal CU https://www.penfed.org/
- Interactive Mortgage https://interactivemort
gage.com/ - NavyFederal CU https://www.navyfederal
.org/ - United wholesale mortgages https://www.uwm.com/
- BoxHomeLoans https://www.boxhomeloan
s.com/ - LoanLock https://www.loanlock.co
m/ - West Coast Mortgage Associates (The loan broker is in So.Cal. Debbie Morgan) https://wcmtg.com/
- RatePlus (California) https://www.rateplus.co
m/ - Northpointe Bank https://www.northpointe
.com/ - HighTechLending https://hightechlending
.mortgagewebcen ter.com/ - Close Your Own Loan https://www.closeyourow
nloan.com/...sults.aspx - AimLoan - will give LE without hard pull if credit is frozen https://www.aimloan.com/
- Amerisave - will give you scores from all 3 bureaus with just a soft pull
https://www.amerisave.com/ - Provident - will give LE without locking rate https://www.provident.c
om/ Best Credit Back with 60% LTV or better. - Watermark Home Loans https://www.watermarkho
meloans.com/ Skip these guys. They are being rude to Slickdealers. In one occasion they have explicitly said they don't want to do business with people from Slickdeals. They also have an approach where they give you the best rate initially and just raise it more each time you ask. - Colonial Mort http://www.colonialmor
t.com/ - Annie Mac https://www.annie-mac.com/ Licensed in these states https://www.annie-mac.com/page/licensed-states/
- Rate Rabbit https://www.raterabbit.
com/ Licensed in MA and others [raterabbit.com]
Discount lenders who DO NOT accept fully documented in tax returns self-employment income:
Owning.com
BoxHomeLoans
Lower.com
Discount Lenders that DO accept fully documented in tax returns self-employment income:
Sebonic
Caliber
Sage
Title Company Shopping
AltTitle.com
mytitlegenius.com (formerly entitle direct)
TO AVOID - Settlement LTD (local Pittsburgh run away from them - high cost, very bad service, lot of delays)
Feel Free to Add Sections for Each Lender - MeAPhool
Loan Cabin - DetailsWARNING. DO NOT GO WITH LOAN CABIN. TRUST ME.
I would have lost the home if i was trying to buy a house.
I just had a normal refi and it took then 127 days to close. out of the 27 emails i sent, they responded to 3. I even had to call (complain) their main office 2 times to get a response to any emails. they screwed the closing paperwork as well.
Loan Cabin does not charge lender fees. Actually all of this is in their FAQ but of course nobody reads anything and wants everything spoon fed.
This means A+B (reference the link above in the wiki regarding Loan Estimate) in the Loan Estimate should be 0 (as long as your appraisal is waived).
You will be responsible for Title Cost (of course you can shop that to your heart's delight)
You will be responsible for Recording Fee in your county
You will be responsible for Escrows (if you so choose OR if you are close to Homeowner's OR Property Tax payment - though you can negotiate and show evidence to get it waived. Most lender's will waive it if you are choosing not to escrow and you can show proof that you paid the upcoming Property Tax or Homeowner's Insurance)
You will be responsible for Prepaid Interest (this isn't a cost. If you didn't refinance, you'd be paying the interest at your current mortgage rate which I assume would be higher).
Lender Credit - If this covers A+B+C+E then you have a no-cost refinance. If you have a surplus aside from A+B+C+E, then technically you made money on your refinance.
If you apply and do no hear back for 3 days, then on the 3rd business day, reach out to [email protected]. They will usually help get a response on your application within a day.
If the information in this WIKI does not cover your questions, then please ask. We will answer and update WIKI accordingly.
Thanks - MeAPhool
For those needing clarity on LC closing costs, I was on the same boat. See what they charge here https://www.dropbox.com/s/r30ecea...t.png
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Here is a photo of my loan estimate from Loan Cabin, my lender credits should be closer to 3K based on my initial conversations with Bob so i'm following up with him on that.
I do see title insurance in my estimate. I reached out to Owning but I didn't quality for the no cost refinance option since my LTV was 73%, it has to be 50% or lower when I spoke to them. |
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Also, we didn't want to be left without all of that cash on hand, especially during this pandemic.
Starting over now with a different lender. Hopefully this one will fund!
Shahhere
TLDR: Got the AMF refund check today and was mailed out yesterday after chasing it around with Closing Agent at Better.
So I followed up again Yesterday morning and left a voicemail for my Closing Expert and an Email which was returned that she is out of office. I Emailed the next person she indicated in her absence that I am looking for an update on the status of the AMF refund.
The last status I had prior to last week was the original email from Better indicating that I'd receive the said fee refund. Last week I remembered that I never received anything and made a few calls and finally the Closing Expert replied that I have to call their Title Company; which turned ou to be false. Another round of calls and she emailed me saying I'll receive this by weeks end and that it was already mailed out. None of this turned out ot be true and so I called/emailed yesterday and what looks like the check was cut yesterday morning and overnighted to me.
This was included along with the check "
Enclosed you'll find a refund check totaling .05% of your Better Mortgage loan amount.
This amount was added to the total costs owed over the life of the loan because of Federal Housing Finance Agency's new Adverse Market Fee, which was to be applied to loans delivered to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac starting September 1, 2020. The implementation date was then delayed until December 1, 2020, making the fee no longer applicable to your recently funded loan.
Though there is no legal requirement to refund costs associated with the FHFA fee, we believe its the ethical thing to do. We thank you for choosing Better Mortgage as your lender, as we wish you a happy and healthy home for many years to come."
Shahhere
Quote is for both title insurance and settlement services.
At the time I asked for float down their advertised rate was 2.375, now it seems to be 2.5.. but I am also getting a $1200 lender credit.
I have excellent credit, 20% equity, super stable job, yadda yadda.. does this sound right?
LC, despite all their issues, seems to be one of the most straightforward lenders when it comes to pricing. LC is a correspondent lender who works with an investor (e.g. PennyMac or others) for each loan. This means that at the time of lock, they are getting a commitment from a specific investor to buy that loan once it funds.
LC's pricing pops out of a system based on the numbers they get from the investor. Whatever pops out is their best pricing; for example, to my knowledge, they do not beat other lenders' LEs. And it doesn't seem like the LOs have any incentive to not give you the best deal.
I found the following on the website that PennyMac has set up for its lending partners:
"All private mortgage insurance policies must be eligible for reinsurance by PennyMac or its affiliates."
https://www.gopennymac.
This makes it seem like PennyMac expects to make money on PMI via a reinsurance deal. In that case, it makes sense that their pricing would be a bit better for loans with PMI, all else equal.
Overall, you are saving money without PMI, right?
The only thing is that 2.625% with $1200 credit doesn't seem as good as what LC usually offers. But that may be a function of your location, loan size, etc. What do you see when you put your info into their website rate calculator?
but turns out the fees are now more than the original LE that got from the lender which was 1k..
Radian quote $795 for section C but now are added addition lines of charges on section C
So my Section C is more than $795
My section C has an additional $300 fees on top of the $795
My section E also increase by another $150
To my understanding the Section E difference fro the actual cost will be refunded
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but turns out the fees are now more than the original LE that got from the lender which was 1k..
Radian quote $795 for section C but now are added addition lines of charges on section C
So my Section C is more than $795
My section C has an additional $300 fees on top of the $795
My section E also increase by another $150
To my understanding the Section E difference fro the actual cost will be refunded
Are you saying that Radian originally quoted $795 when you asked for a quote, then you decided to use them, and they added new charges at closing? What is the breakdown of charges?
You are right that section E doesn't matter.
Are you saying that Radian originally quoted $795 when you asked for a quote, then you decided to use them, and they added new charges at closing? What is the breakdown of charges?
You are right that section E doesn't matter.
Just wanted to clarify that when you get a quote you can get 1 price and then when they (Radian) gets the order from the Lender, the lender could ask for other endorsement items that can inflate your title costs.
In my case Better forgot to add the PUD rider but since this was after closing disclosures were generated they ate the fee (Gave me equivalent credit) but I'd have had to pay with other lenders for sure.
Shahhere
LC, despite all their issues, seems to be one of the most straightforward lenders when it comes to pricing. LC is a correspondent lender who works with an investor (e.g. PennyMac or others) for each loan. This means that at the time of lock, they are getting a commitment from a specific investor to buy that loan once it funds.
LC's pricing pops out of a system based on the numbers they get from the investor. Whatever pops out is their best pricing; for example, to my knowledge, they do not beat other lenders' LEs. And it doesn't seem like the LOs have any incentive to not give you the best deal.
I found the following on the website that PennyMac has set up for its lending partners:
"All private mortgage insurance policies must be eligible for reinsurance by PennyMac or its affiliates."
https://www.gopennymac.
This makes it seem like PennyMac expects to make money on PMI via a reinsurance deal. In that case, it makes sense that their pricing would be a bit better for loans with PMI, all else equal.
Overall, you are saving money without PMI, right?
The only thing is that 2.625% with $1200 credit doesn't seem as good as what LC usually offers. But that may be a function of your location, loan size, etc. What do you see when you put your info into their website rate calculator?
Thanks for input!
The rate I see on their website now is 2.5 but no credit.
The rate I see on their website now is 2.5 but no credit.
This makes me think that you should either be eligible for a float-down or borderline. If the 2.5% came with at least $1200 in credits then I think you should be eligible. Maybe you are just short of that. It would be helpful if your LO told you how far away you are from being eligible. Because if you are close, then maybe you would be able to float down in the next few days as rates fluctuate.
I am no expert, but if 10 yr treasury rate keeps rising from today which is at its highest since june, then MBS and mortgage rates may start inching up more quickly. Those with weak stomachs may want to lock soon if they are still in the mid 2 range. But of course bad economy news or election drama could also cause quick reverses in 10 yr rates.
I am no expert, but if 10 yr treasury rate keeps rising from today which is at its highest since june, then MBS and mortgage rates may start inching up more quickly. Those with weak stomachs may want to lock soon if they are still in the mid 2 range. But of course bad economy news or election drama could also cause quick reverses in 10 yr rates.
The good news is that average mortgage rates had been 2-2.5% above US Treasury rates, whereas historically they had been 1.5-2% above. So if that spread could compress, there was room for mortgage rates to fall.
That is basically what has happened, because mortgage rates have been pretty much unchanged as the Treasury rate has risen.
Thanks Shahhere & Dave!
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