It has now been over three months since the Dodd Frank Bill was enacted, affecting  the mortgage industry as a whole. The take on it from industry professionals is that it has made business  much, much more difficult due to requirements to meet  the regulations. Many more  man-hours are required just to comply with them. Now that we have seen the full effect of the bill,it is clear it has affected two groups and two groups only-individual loan officers who facilitate  the transactions, and the consumers themselves. From what we have noticed, interest rates about a quarter different in the negative, with a higher rate for the burrower. The loan officer is making about 15-20% less. The companies and  banks that the bill targeted  have not felt the effect—the expenses just been passed to  the consumer.

Kerry N. Greenwald

NMLS # 70269

Sr. VA Loan Specialist

Creekside Mortgage Inc.

360.571.LOAN (5626)

www.VALoanWA.com

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