The Department of Housing and Urban Development has
announced significant changes to the Good Faith Estimate and the Real Estate
Settlement Statement (HUD-1). The
changes will provide more clarity and protection for consumers. The Group, Inc. Real Estate sales staff
received training this week on the changes from Stu
Hoime, Venture Manager of The Group Guaranteed Mortgage and
Cheri Knopinski, Business Development Manager of The Group Guaranteed Title.
The new documents which go into effect on January 1, 2010,
require a detailed comparison of the Good Faith Estimate with the Settlement
Statement at the time of closing, assuring the purchaser the loan terms they
receive at closing are the same as the terms they agreed to initially.
For more information, contact a Group Guaranteed Mortgage
loan officer at any of The Group, Inc.’s 6 offices in Northern
Colorado.
www.thegroupinc.com