Fees, Costs and Payments at Origination Origination occurs when the lender qualifies the borrower to get the loan, appraises the home, processes all the necessary documents and advances the money to the borrower. The fees, costs and payments which a lender may charge when the loan is originated are: Loan origination fee Document preparation and 'recording' the loan Appraisal ...

The loan may be for a certain number of years which is known as a "term" loan, or for an undetermined length of time which is known as a "tenure" loan. A tenure loan matures upon an event such as when the last surviving borrower dies, sells the home or fails to live in the ...