BROKERS DON'T LEND YOU THEIR OWN MONEY, OR, THEY DON'T HAVE MONEY TO LEND YOU. THEY LEND YOU "BANKS" MONEY TO YOU AND TAKE A COMMISSION FROM BANKS/LENDERS.
SO,
THERE'S NO REASON THAT THE BANK CANNOT OFFER YOU THE RATE DIRECTLY; (AND, BANK DON'T EVEN HAVE TO PAY BROKER FEE, RIGHT? MAKE SENSE?).... BROKER GETS A "BETTER/WHOLE.SALE" RATE B/C THEY "PROMISE" LENDERS CERTAIN AMT OF BUSINESS EACH YEAR.
THIS IS THE WORKING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BROKER/LENDER/CLIENTS.
AS FOR RATES,
I WILL SAY RBC CAN MATCH SOME BROKER RATES BUT A BANK WILL NEVER BEAT "ALL" THE RATES OUT THERE........
*** BROKER ADVANTAGE: IF YOU GET DECLINED BY ONE LENDER, HE/SHE CAN TRY A DIFFERENT LENDER FOR YOU NO G'TEED THE OTHER LENDER WILL WORK IT OUT FOR YOU; AT LEAST, YOU DON'T HAVE TO SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION YOURSELF. IE, I ONLY WORK FOR RBC, IF RBC CREDIT CENTER DECLINE YOUR APPLICATION, I CANNOT AND WILL NOT SEND YOUR APPLICATION TO TD/BMO..ETC ETC FOR YOU. YOU HAVE TO DO IT.
*** BANK ADVANTAGE (OTHER THAN RATES),
HAVING A MTG IS JUST PART OF YOUR OVER ALL FINANCIAL PLANNING, BANK CAN QUICKLY BUILD A "OVERALL" SOLUTION FOR YOU..... ACCT/VISA/MUTUAL FUNDS/STOCKS, LIKE AN ONE STOP SHOP...............
AFTER ALL, IT'S ABOUT PERSONAL EXPERIENCES.
YOU MAY WORK A GREAT MTG BROKER AND EVERYTHING WORKS OUT FINE...... YOU MAY ALSO FIND A GREAT MTG SPECIALIST W/ THE BANKS.....
SO,,, IT'S ABOUT WHO YOU GET IN THE PROCESS.
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