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Your Credit Score: How It All Adds Up
1. Introduction
For a three-digit number, your credit score packs a big wallop. A low score can thrust you [...]
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Much of Connecticut closing practice is done in accordance with the “custom of the bar” in the area in which the property is located. That custom, in some cases, has been formalized and published by the local or county bar association.
FAIRFIELD COUNTY
Greater Bridgeport Area
Contract and Pre-Closing Stage
1. Who prepares the real estate contract?
The seller’s attorney, [...]
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The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) is a consumer protection statute, first passed in 1974. The purposes of RESPA are
to help consumers become better shoppers for settlement services and
to eliminate kickbacks and referral fees that unnecessarily increase the costs of certain settlement services.
