Settlement Fees to Owners for a Refinance
Please note that most of the following fees are not paid to our office. However, these are fees that we collect at settlement on behalf of the various payees.

  • $395 settlement fee payable to Mark S. Allen, Attorney at Law
  • $150 examination of chain of title payable to Realtors & Builders Title & Escrow
  • $95 Preparation of title insurance binder payable to Realtors & Builders Title & Escrow
  • Title Insurance priced as a cost per thousand dollars of loan amount. Discounted reissue rates will be given if borrower can provide, at the beginning of case processing, an owners title insurance policy that is less than 10 years old.
  • Loan fees points, document fees, etc. payable to and determined by lender
  • Taxes, homeowner or condominium fees to be prorated or escrowed if applicable
  • $55 (estimated) courier fee to pickup and deliver lender documents
  • $3.33 per thousand of loan amount Transfer Tax payable to state and city/county- If borrower is refinancing with the same lender, transfer taxes will be paid only on the difference between the original loan amount and the new increased loan amount. If new loan amount is lower than the current original loan amount, no transfer taxes are required.
  • $46 Recording fees (estimate) varies depending upon number of pages in deed of trust
  • $75 (may vary depending on number of liens) fee to obtain and record release of current liens on property payable to Mark S. Allen, Attorney at Law
  • $200 Processing/Administration fee payable to Mark S. Allen, Attorney at Law 
  • $25 (may vary) courier or wire transfer fees to send payoff(s) to lenders for current liens on property
  • $31-$32 per lien release recording fee payable to city/county as applicable

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  • Real Estate Settlements

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