recording fee - The recording fee is the fee that is paid at the courthouse to record the mortgage.

This fee is not marked up by your mortgage broker and your mortgage broker is not allowed by law to make a profit off of these 3rd party fees.

These fees are set by county. They could be one price in one part of the state and another price across th state. Your Loan Officer will be able to tell you what these charges will be.

Sometimes recording fees differ depending on how many pages need to be recorded. Ask your title company or loan officer for more details.

Different states have different taxes for different things. For example another tax you may pay for is State Stamps. A State Stamp is a State tax, in the forms of stamps, required on deeds and mortgages when real estate title passes from one owner to another. The amount of stamps required varies with each State.

The recording fee is not figured into APR of the loan.

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