Does the Mortgage Broker in Ontario have right to ask to pay fee?

[Aditya Soma]

Hi Everyone,

I'm trying to getting conventional mortgage through Mortgage broker(Unimor Capital Brokerage) in Windsor Ontario Canada for 168,500 valued duplex, in first meeting he said there will be a small fee(he didn't specify % or amount), atm didn't paid much attention to it,  and I provided all the documents he asked for, 2 weeks later I got a call from him saying I got approved and I need to bring 5900$ Broker fee and sign the document, I asked why 5900 for ? he said it's the small fee I mentioned to you when we meet, I was in shock and I said I need to verify and I will call him back. After 10 or 20mins later he call me and said that 5900 includes all hst/laywer fee/appraisal, I asked him what's the % he charge as fee, he didn't gave me any number just said 5900 - laywer fee, all hst & appraisal is my fee, still I had so many questions in my mind so I said I need to verify. Again, I got a call back from him after few mins saying I spoke to lawyer& RE agent they said that I don't have to pay him lawyer fee so come with (5900 - lawyer fee).

I'm wondering about the process involved in getting conventional loan through a brokerage who change fee, Is't legal to charge broker fee before closing?? or is this guy planing tricks?

Thanks

[Steven B.]

Sounds shady