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Origination Fee
Lenders will often charge consumer finance customers a loan or mortgage origination fee over and above any interest charges written into the contract. The origination fee is a one-off fee that can be paid at the outset of a loan or mortgage arrangement, added to the amount borrowed (in which case the origination fee will attract interest) or taken off the amount borrowed.