cash needed to close....how do you estimate using the new Good Faith Estimate?

Well, the good news is that you, the consumer, will get a more reliable disclosure of costs from all the lenders you shop - PLUS the disclosure will be on a uniform piece of paper.  That's great news for consumers.

There's one little tip you really need to think about and that's CASH TO CLOSE.

First, because lenders are on the hook for the estimates you can be assured the estimates will be a