Step 3

Mortgage Process Step 3

Processing Your Loan


Once I give you an initial approval, I can continue the loan process if you already have a property selected. Once you’ve told me about your property, We can order the following items:

 

  Title search and report – this is a review of the legal records to check the validity and completeness of the title to the property. This search will uncover any liens or other claims made against the property by other people.
   
  Appraisal – this is an opinion or estimate of the value of a property made by a person qualified by education, training, and experience to estimate property values based on factors such as the current real estate market and comparable home sales in the neighborhood.
   
  Flood certification – this is a certification that the property is or is not located in a flood plain. This certificate is required by law for a mortgage and will indicate if flood insurance is required for the property.
 
While we are waiting to receive these documents, your supporting documentation, will be reviewed to determine whether your income and assets meet our underwriting criteria.




Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B. and the B.F. Saul Mortgage Company are pledged to the letter and spirit of U.S. policy for the achievement of equal housing opportunity throughout the United States. We encourage and support an affirmative advertising and lending program in which there are no barriers to obtaining home financing because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status (e.g., having children), age or national origin.