| Question:
Can someone please explain to me what that really means. I've heard it before. What is it and how is it used?
Thanks for your time,
B.
Long Beach
California
Answer:
Hi C.,
My name is Scott, and I am the managing partner of Universal Residential Funding.
Your question about yield spread is a very good one. Most mortgage brokers would rather
prefer you didn't know the answer.
The yield spread is the amount that the lender pays the
broker to buy a loan. The amount is based on many factors, such as loan amount, income
documentation type, loan to value
ratio, etc.. However, the variable most often associated with yield spread is the
interest rate.
For example, let's say that you are doing a loan and the broker has told
you the rate is 6.75%. The broker already knows how much delivering that rate to a certain
lender will pay him/her.
The amount could be:
- Negative - if that were the case, then the borrower would most likely be
paying a "discount" fee to buy the rate down;
- Zero - the loan is considered to be at "par";
- A positive number - this is the yield spread.
Using the previous example of 6.75%, let's say that the "par" rate is
6.25%. By delivering the lender a loan at a rate higher than par, they will pay the broker a premium of a half of a point. On a $400,000 loan
amount, that amount would be $2000.
For a broker, this must be disclosed on your settlement statement, but it is not shown as a charge, because you're not paying for it out of pocket
or through the loan. It is a POC item (paid outside of closing).
I hope this helps. Please let me know if you have any other questions.
Thanks,
Scott Dormaier
Universal Residential Funding
(p) 714.460.6505
(f) 714.460.6506
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