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Why mortgage escrow accounts feel like a scam

My mortgage payment increased by three hundred dollars this month because of escrow adjustments and the bank explained it like I should have known this could happen, but no one ever made it clear when I signed.

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The complexity of mortgage products creates information asymmetries that allow institutions to shift risk and surprise onto borrowers.

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