CFPB

March 23, 2022
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Work with Your Title Company to Stop Wire Fraud

Scammers are beefing up their game and defrauding home buyers by misdirecting closing dollars to illegal accounts.   In the Greater Cincinnati area, title companies work in the background.  Their work begins right after you have an accepted contract with […]
July 22, 2021

Ohio Property Taxation Explained-Again

Paying your Ohio property taxes at closing is one of the most confusing costs for sellers. And it seems that no matter how many times you sell and buy a home-property taxes are always a hot topic. The State of Ohio […]
July 22, 2019
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Understanding Property Taxes in Ohio

Paying your Ohio property taxes at closing is one of the most confusing costs for sellers. The State of Ohio handles property tax payments in a unique (and sometimes confusing way).  Our property taxes are paid in arrears.  So the most […]
December 1, 2016
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Documents Needed to Obtain a Mortgage

All mortgage lenders require tons of paperwork in order to verify each and every detail of your financial life.   Search The home process is a series of steps but the most important is providing the documents needed to obtain […]
April 12, 2016
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How to Avoid Mortgage Meltdown

“Buyer Beware”, “Look Before You Leap” and “Don’t Get in Over Your Head” are all good ways to avoid mortgage meltdown in today’s real estate market. Contact For most of us the most expensive thing most of us will ever […]
September 29, 2015
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What Buyers Need to Know About TRID?

Buyers need to know the ins and outs about TRID-TILA RESPA Integrated Disclosure rule.  History repeats itself when a law or regulation has such a complicated name with so many initials being used that someone needs to come up with an abbreviation […]
September 11, 2015
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Dodd-Frank Act Celebrates its 5th Birthday

Why should buyers and sellers care about the Dodd-Frank Act celebrating its 5th birthday?  The agency impacts many institutions we all deal with on a daily basis-but the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued new rules […]