NEW Blog post - Rethinking Upfront Fees - when it might be cost-effective to pay an upfront fee

[Lisa Arlt Escoto]

I truly believe you shouldn’t pay a loan broker (like me) an upfront fee (i.e. tipping awaitress before you get your meal) but recent experiences make me wonder if paying a fee to a funding source or their representative (i.e. tipping the maître d’) might sometimes be the best and quickest way to the right funding, and therefore the best option for my clients.