Lenders must provide borrowers with a closing disclosure, or CD, at least three days before settlement. This form is a statement of your final loan terms and closing costs.
The point of this formal review process is to ensure there are no surprises at the closing table. If there’s a significant discrepancy between the loan estimate and the CD, notify your lender and title company immediately. Depending on what the underlying issue is, the closing has to stop and a new closing disclosure must be sent out with a new three-day review period.
The LE includes a couple of items that can’t change by the time you get the CD — namely interest rate and lender fees. Some items can change by only 10% (fees paid to local government to record the mortgage might be one). Others can change without limit, like prepaid interest, because it can’t be predicted at the start of the loan process.
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