Posts discussing RESPA

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01Mar2012
Author
Rob Chrisman
Filed Under
Mortgage News
CFPB : Let’s Make A Better Good Faith Estimate For The Mortgage Industry Thumbnail

CFPB : Let’s Make A Better Good Faith Estimate For The Mortgage Industry

The CFPB is working on a new Good Faith Estimate (GFE), and possible merger for the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) and the Truth-in-Lending Act (TILA).

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24Apr2009
Author
Dan Green
Filed Under
Essential Mortgage Miscellany
I’m Looking At My HUD-1 Settlement Statement: What Is A Closing Cost and What Is A Prepaid Item? Thumbnail

I’m Looking At My HUD-1 Settlement Statement: What Is A Closing Cost and What Is A Prepaid Item?

The settlement statement Prepaid Items section confuses people. A "prepaid item" is exactly what its name implies -- a payment related to the mortgage, collected before the payment's actual due date.

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