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Origination charge

A creditor's own charge for making the loan, a zero-tolerance item that cannot rise merely because the creditor underestimated it.

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  • General financing concepts: interest, amortization, points, and loan-to-value California
  • TILA-RESPA integrated disclosures: the Loan Estimate and the Closing Disclosure Texas

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