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Here comes the next big rip off by the banks -- mortgage origination fees. Banks normally charge what is called an "origination fee" -- an upfront payment to the bank supposedly for the paper work involved in doing the paperwork.
Just to give you an example, David Rapport, professor at the University of California Medical School had to pay $3500.00 up front to refinance his mortgage. A year ago, there was no fee! So banks are jumping in the refinancing market and charging outrageous fees just for writing a mortgage. Don't tell me that last year there was no fee and now for some magical reason banks have to charge sky high fees. The mortgage Bankers Association boosted its forecast for 2009 home loan originations by $800 billion to $2.78 trillion. This will give you a sense of the size of the market.
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