Showing posts with label loan officers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label loan officers. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
The Current Mortgage Rate
The Current Mortgage Rate
So you are looking to purchase a home or refinance the one you are currently living in. If this is the case, not only do you want to obtain the best mortgage rate out there, you want to obtain the current mortgage rate and not a percentage point higher.
Before you begin to track down a lender who can get you going with a current mortgage rate, take some time to do a little research to find out what the current mortgage rate is on your own.
Donย't just take the lenders word for it.
You can find out information on the current mortgage rate, and rates in general from many resources. To name a few, the internet or the business section of your local newspaper is a good place to start and will give you a very good idea of what rates are doing.
The current mortgage rate can be easily obtained if you have excellent credit, or what lenders call ย"Aย" credit.
However, if your credit is challenged in any way, you will still be able to get a mortgage.
Except the rate you receive may not be the current mortgage rate, but a little bit higher because the lender sees you as a slight risk because of your payment history.
Wether you have excellent credit or challenged credit, or you need someone to help you out with a unique situation, shop around.
By shopping around, you allow for a few to several mortgage brokers or loan officers to assess your situation.
Once each loan officer is finished assessing your situation, they will get back to you with what they have to offer rate wise.
Once you have a number of offers, base your decision on what you believe to be the best loan scenario for you.
Remember, the mortgage industry is a very competitive one, and these lenders do not want you to take your business to their competitor, so they will do their best to get you the best deal out there.
Loan officers and mortgage brokers also get paid on commission, so getting the mortgage to the closing table is just as important to them as it is to you.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Non Exclusive Mortgage Leads
When borrowers supply their forms of request for a mortgage loan, lead providers generate leads from the data supplied by borrowers and mail them to several brokers or lenders. Very often these leads get recycled, as they move from one broker or loan officer to the other. Such leads are known as Non Exclusive Mortgage Leads.
Though Non Exclusive Mortgage Leads have a downside related to confidentiality and speed of transfer, they are less expensive than Exclusive Mortgage Leads.
More importantly, they can offer the best deal to the borrower. Let's take an example.
Maggie applies for a Non-Exclusive Mortgage Loan at a mortgage lead providing company. As hers is a Non Exclusive Mortgage Lead, the lead provider sends her lead to several loan officers and these people get in touch with her. As the loan officers increase, competition becomes stiffer. It is much like the difference between one person spending $100 and several people sharing the same $100.
In other words, in Non-Exclusive Leads, the chance of Maggie's bargaining with loan officers and getting the best deal is very bright. Though there is a basic difference between Exclusive and Non-Exclusive Mortgage Leads, in terms of confidentiality and competition, the mode of transfer of information from the Borrower to the Lender, through the Broker or otherwise, at the Lead Provider's Office or Online, face-to-face or telephonic, is a different matter that concerns speed.
Non Exclusive Mortgage Leads are less expensive for the lender to buy, but the competition is higher.
This means that the lender has less choice dealing with Non Exclusive Leads than Exclusive Leads. This becomes the plus point for the borrower.
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