Begin a personal loan request here that does not
involve upfront fees or the use of gift cards.
A common scam that
involves upfront fees is debt reduction.
Not exact matches
A back - end load
involves paying a
fee when selling before a certain time period, but a front - end load requires the payment of an
upfront commission.
The
fees are required
upfront to pay professionals
involved in arranging your mortgage.
Student Aid Center misled consumers to believe that they could receive loan forgiveness or modification if they paid unlawful
upfront fees, and tricked consumers into thinking the operation was
involved in the approval process.
The
fees are demanded
upfront to pay staff, real estate lawyers, appraisal and others
involved in arranging the mortgage.
One common and fairly straightforward scam
involves the scammer acting as a phony counselor, telling you that if you pay them an
upfront fee, they'll work out a deal with your mortgage lender to reduce your payments or save your home.
Personally, I've made quite a number of financial missteps, ranging from trying out short term market trading and investing with my emotions, to getting
involved in silly multi-level marketing schemes that cost a lot in
upfront fees.
In fact, there have been so many instances of scams
involving companies that charge
upfront fees, the Federal Trade Commission has established new rules governing how companies can charge for their services.
If the company is asking you to pay high
upfront fees before they begin working on your case or neglect to mention the
fees involved before asking you to sign an agreement, they may not have your best interests in mind.
The
upfront fees may be charged by the mortgage broker, lender or both to pay staff, appraisal and real estate lawyers among other professionals
involved in setting up the loan.
Best of all, nothing we're about to suggest
involves paying interest or
upfront fees at all.
The mortgage
fees are needed
upfront to pay real estate lawyers, appraisal and other staff
involved in setting up the loan.
Often, an
upfront flat - rate
fee is more efficient where real estate negotiations are
involved.
This almost always
involves an
upfront payment called a retainer
fee.
The regulatory authorities and the SRA are concerned at the epidemic of toxic cases now being promoted by some CMCs, which usually
involve credit card balances, and
involve members of the public paying
upfront fees, in the hope or expectation t hat such loans are likely to be written off.
Before you sign a contract with them, be sure to clarify,
upfront, if there will be a
fee involved.
Another pervasive scam
involved «realtor service» companies, in which victims are asked to pay both an
upfront fee and a monthly membership
fee to access listings of pre-foreclosure rentals or rent - to - own properties.