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Discussions tagged with 'Can Mortgage Brokers Have Hidden Fees on Back End'
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I just read a post from FaceBook Internal Group and someone posted the text below. There are mortgage broker companies that claim loan officers will make 275 basis points and the company just charges a per file fee. NEXA Lending charges a 25 bps off the 275 and another 30 bps for a total of 55 bps so the loan officer nets 220 bps up to $2 million. Companies like Barrett Financial, C2 Financial Group, Loan Factory all compensate the loan officer the full amount of 275 bps and charge a per file fee. I wanted to know if these companies they charge a per file fee are playing games where they are making a hidden compensation on the back end where they get a silent kick back from the wholesale lender. Please read the post below:
Just played a fun little game with a recruit from Loan Factory. Guess we could call the game, “The $595 Flat Fee is BullSh!t Game.” I had heard about companies putting in BP’s into the rate sheet before sharing what an LO thinks is a truly raw rate sheet, that isnt really raw.
We put in the same exact scenario 800 Fico, 750K Price at 75% LTV, Purchase, SFR, impounds included, owner occupied. I used Rate Checker at zero comp and he used zero for his. My cost at Pennymac, which was a place we both had in common. on the rate we selected may have been 6.375% or 6.5%, our rebate was 1.810. His was 1.016 Was a difference of $5715 so add the $595 flat fee and we are $6310 better.
I kind of already sold him on building a downline, but that just kind of pissed him off about his own company. Happy hunting!