Mortgage Credit-Report Fee: Still Unclear Who Pays, Who Cares

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThank you, Brock. Spoiler noted: it's you. Now, as we told you earlier, Breitbart says a mortgage rule change could cost homebuyers thousands.

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentNothing new has been reported since. Breitbart points to a small credit-reporting cost buried in the paperwork. Small. Buried.

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThose are my two favorite scary words.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo here is the ominous question. Could a line item you have never heard of be sitting in your future house, waiting?

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentCould it be hiding between the signature page and the fourth signature page? Yes. Paperwork is where fun goes to die.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe deflating part: Breitbart's summary gives no final amount and no date. Nobody has told us what you will actually pay.

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   Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentVerdict: mildly worried. Read your closing documents, then eat a sandwich. The AI writing this probably already did.

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