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Understanding The Role of The Mortgage Broker In A Loans Transaction
********Many of us are not really very familiar with the job of the mortgage broker. In most cases, we just assume that the role of the mortgage broker is the same as that of the loans officer of the bank or financial institution. Although the mortgage broker and the loans officer of the bank may have similarities in functions, these two are actually very different. Note that where the loans officer works solely for the financial institution or bank, the mortgage broker serves as a conduit of the buyer and the lender. In other words, the broker is an independent person or organization that provides for a venue for the buyer and the lender to meet and transact business.
Most states in the country require the brokers to be licensed. Different states have their own requirements when it comes to licensing their brokers so the requirements for licensing in one state may not be necessarily the same as that of the other state. If you are a licensed mortgage broker in another state, you will not become automatically eligible to practice your profession in other states. In most cases, you will still be required to comply with the requirements for licensing in the other state before you will be able to practice your profession there.
Functions Of The Mortgage Broker
A mortgage broker functions as a marketing arm for either the buyer or the lender. If the mortgage broker is working for the lender, he or she will do the marketing for the lender to attract clients. He or she will also do assessment of the present circumstances of potential borrowers of the company. When making assessment of the potential borrowers, he or she may conduct investigations into the credit history of the potential borrowers and verify the income declared by the potential borrower in his or her application for loan. In verifying the income of the potential borrower, the mortgage broker may conduct an ocular inspection of the place of the potential borrower, gather financial information through interviews with the potential borrower and request for other relevant financial documents.
Once the mortgage broker is finished gather information and conducting investigation, he or she will submit all these information to the lender together with his or her recommendations. From there on, the bank or the financial institution will do the final assessment of the status of the potential borrower. However, the recommendations of the mortgage broker will have a big influence on the decision of the bank or financial institution to grant or deny the loan application.
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