Appraisal Fees: A fee charged to the borrower for the cost of appraising a property.
Concessions: The net amount of the discount or premium pricing charged to borrowers upon loan origination. This also includes the servicing release premium paid to correspondents to purchase loans. Discount pricing is used to competitively price mortgage loans.
Credit Report Fee: A fee charged to the borrower for the cost of obtaining the borrower’s credit report.
FAS 91 Fee Deferral: The timing difference between collecting and recognizing origination fees on a loan. For loans held for sale, origination fees are recognized at the time the loan is sold, not at the time the loan is originated.
FAS 91 Reclassification: The reclassification of the cost of originating the loans sold during the period.
Final Inspection Fee: A fee charged to the borrower to inspect a property.
Lower of Cost or Market (LOCOM): A method of accounting for certain assets by recording them at the lower of their historical cost or their current market value.
Marketing G/L (Trading Gains): The net result of hedging activities.
Originated Mortgage Servicing Rights (OMSR): The retained right to service a mortgage loan when a mortgage loan is sold on a servicing-retained basis. Represents the present value of the amount by which the estimated future net cash flows from servicing mortgage loans exceeds the cost of servicing mortgage loans.
Origination Fees: A fee charged to the borrower by the lender to originate a loan. Usually stated as a percentage of the face value of the loan.
Servicing Released Premium (SRP): The premium received for selling loans on a servicing released basis.