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Mortgage fees are changing for homebuyers next month. Here's what you should know. » If you plan to buy a house soon, you should be aware of these fee changes that will affect your upfront costs. Usatoday.com

How do the new FHFA mortgage fees affect people with higher or lower credit scores? » New rules have some buyers with strong credit paying more in fees than before for mortgages backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, while some buyers with weaker credit are paying less. Creditkarma.com

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s Controversial New Mortgage Fee, Explained » A new fee structure for government-backed loans could be a barrier to homeownership for many middle-class Americans. Money.com

Mortgage fee structure for some homebuyers is changing this month. Here's how. » A little-known surcharge set to change on May 1 could impact consumers in different ways. Cbsnews.com

New Mortgage Fees: Will Higher Credit Buyers Pay More? | Bankrate » The reward for stellar credit has narrowed for some homebuyers — but are they really paying more now for a mortgage? Bankrate.com

How Do Mortgage Fee Structure Changes (LLPAs) Affect My Loan? » New mortgage fees (LLPAs) raise mortgage interest rates for home buyers with high credit scores. See how the changes affect you. Ramseysolutions.com

New fee structure on May 1 will make mortgages cheaper for some and pricier for others » The FHFA's new pricing for conventional mortgages is set to go into effect on May 1. Find out how much these fees have changed and how much you could pay. Businessinsider.com

The New Mortgage Fee Structure » Mortgage originators in the United States typically sell off their loans in the secondary market, where the main buyers are the government sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. These agencies levy surcharges called loan level price adjustments (LLPAs), which affect the eventual prices paid by home buyers. The surcharges depend on a number of factors, including the borrower’s credit rating and the mortgage loan-to-value ratio. Generally speaking, lower credit ratings and higher loan-to-value ratios correspond to riskier mortgages, which have historically been associated with higher fees. Rajivsethi.substack.com

Some BIG Changes to Mortgage Costs Were Just Announced » In a single moment, the fees for a vast majority of new mortgages in the US have changed.  In some cases, the changes are drastic, both for better and worse.  Let's break it down. What do you mean by "fees/costs?"   This refers to Loan Level Price Adjustments (LLPAs) imposed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the "agencies"), the two entities that guaranty a vast majority of new mortgages.  LLPAs are based on loan features such as your credit score, the loan-to-value ratio, occupancy (owner vs non-owner occupied homes), and most recently, your debt-to-income ratio What lenders/loans does this apply to? Any loan guaranteed by one of the agencies regardless of the lender.  This is MOST loans in the US.  Examples of loans that wouldn't be affected would be FHA/VA as well as certain jumbo and specialty products.  "Non-conforming" loans are not impacted by this as they are not guaranteed by the agencie Mortgagenewsdaily.com

Understanding the current loan level price adjustments » Conventional mortgage rate pricing shifts lower for fair-credit and low-down-payment homebuyers. Money.usnews.com