Ok, maybe I am old fashioned maybe, I am a bit of a dunce maybe, I don’t know my A$$ from a hole in the ground….or, maybe, just maybe….I know what I am talking about. So, I got this listing, it’s a short sale…my fav and, I put on the MLS sheet… “Pre-Approval REQUIRED WITH, NO STIPULATIONS, NO EXCEPTIONS” So, I get 15 offers on this house in less than 2 weeks and out of all those 15 offers, not a single one sent me a pre-approval letter as requested. Some pre approval letters were 1 page long, some were 2 pages long. Some had pretty scripted letter head and some had large bold printing. Some were from local mortgage brokers and some were from out of state but, they all had one thing in common. They all said “PRE-APPROVED” yet, they all also had stipulations! Some said things like, “Pre-Approved at time of application” or “Pre-Approved with the following stipulations” and my favorite, “Pre-Approved however not verified” I have to ask, what is a pre-approval? Do our words mean anything now a days or is it just that everyone is pre-approved. I even had one lender tell me that, the buyer is pre-approved but the house isn’t……WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? Is the buyer credit worthy and can buy whatever home he wants or is he teetering on the edge of credit worthiness and the bank requires some sort of inspection or appraisal…..WHAT DOES IT MEAN? So, I need to convey the following message in my MLS forms in one line or less….how do you suggest I state it? Just curious?
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  • Even in a Fannie and Freddie DU or LP Approval with a TBD (to be determined) address it is subject to property review. In " REAL LIFE" the Bank is buying the property and until they fund the loan they hold the option to back out of the deal. On the Real Estate side all we can do is give it our best efforts. That is why the Asset Managers want to see down payment and proof of the sourse of funds for the down payment.

    In an FHA transaction even if the borrower backs out at the last minute you can not keep any of the money. That is part of doing an FHA loan or purchase transaction.
  • In reality the buyer should be pre-aprove if the loan officer has verify all teh documents, employment, rent, income, debt, etc. and submitted the application to the underwriter and lack the approved loan for x amount of time. MOST comapanies don't do that because they will incurr in expenses and if the potential buyer doesn't buy anything those expenses just add to the originator loss column and it might cost both the loan officer and the unerwritter theif jobs. If you ever get one of those buyers they should be able to close in 10 to 15 business days because the only condition for the lender is the appraisal of the property,
    In my experience I have encountered folks like that and most of the time they are pre-approved by a lender like Bank of America or Sun Trust.
    The type of letter that you haev been receiving as "pre approval" is just a pre-qualificaiton later or maybe we can call it a qualification letter, based on the review of the potential buyer's assets, debt ratios, income, credit score and employment but with out the verification, that is what a loan officer should gather on the first meeting with the client. I know the term pre-approval is used very loosely, and maybe what we need to ask is a commitment letter, that of document already has a loan number attached to it. But you know how some people are about commitments, specially first time buyers who most of the times are affraid to take the jumb and keep on listening to their "expert" friends.
    The other things in defense of loan officers is that in this market loan guidelines are changing almost every day, and banks now are scrutinizing all the buyers to make sure that loan doesn't become a foreclosure a few years down the road.
  • Even if you read a commitment letter from a Federal Saving Bank there is more swiss cheese to get out of making the loan than you can believe. In this market the wording is getting more and more protective of the lender. Reality is that the finanical markets are in worse shape than the GOV. is letting on. Just today the Treasuy is warming us up to the idea that they are going to give TARP money to insurence companies.

    Get ready for more swiss cheese in the Pre Approval Letters to come in future days.
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