How can I find the best deal?

When doing your comparison shopping for lenders consider that lenders can structure financing in many ways. The most typical ways are:

• Charge higher fees, and offer a low interest rate.
• Charge a higher interest rate with lower fees.

Compare apples to apples:

• Ask each lender what their interest rate is for a zero point loan that’s based on a 30-day or 60-day lock period.
• Ask each lender what they charge for an origination fee.
• Ask each lender what they typically charge for a loan, i.e. fees for brokers, processing, underwriting, etc.
• Look at both the payment and loan amount