We strive to provide you with information about products and services you might find interesting and useful. We’ll keep you informed about cash to cover prepaid expenses for your new loan and property. In some cases this may include flood, earthquake or other insurance coverage as well. You will also need to provide the initial premium for your homeowners insurance policy. Depending on when you close your loan, some of this property tax is typically due at the time of closing and calculated as a prepaid amount. The local county tax assessor’s office can give you the rate for your county. You pay this tax annually, semiannually or as part of your monthly mortgage payments (escrow). The specific percentage varies dramatically from county to county in every part of the country. Property taxes are a fixed percentage based on the tax assessor’s appraised value of your home that you pay to the county in which the home is located.

Once your closing date has been selected, we will be able to provide you with the exact amount of prepaid interest required for your loan so you can plan accordingly. It covers the interest that accrues on your loan from your closing date until the last day of the month. Prepaid interest varies depending on which day of the month you close. Prepaid interest represents funds for the initial payment of interest on your loan.

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