HUD aims to crack down on loan overcharges

(This is Part 2 of a three-part series. Read Part 1, "Why good faith estimate needs overhaul.")

Last week I reported favorably on one part of HUD's current reform proposals. A new and substantially improved good faith estimate (GFE) would make it easier for borrowers to shop alternative loan providers (LPs). The proposed GFE along with new rules as to how it must be used will also eliminate critical weaknesses of the current GFE that encourage opportunistic pricing -- the practice of charging as much as you can get away with.

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