The most common forms are white phosphorus, made up of phosphorus atoms arranged like a tetrahedron (a four-sided pyramid), and red phosphorus, a solid but non-crystalline form of the element. Less common is black phosphorus, which is made of atoms arranged in a ring structure and looks a bit like the graphite at the point of a pencil.
How Mortgages Work. The origination fee is how lenders make money up front on your mortgage loan. Origination fees are calculated as a percentage of the total loan, usually between 0.5 and 1 percent on U.S. mortgages [source: Investopedia]. Going back to our APR example, let's say that the second lender charges a 3 percent origination fee, plus an application fee and other costs totaling $3,820 at closing.
The reverse mortgage origination fee is the amount the reverse mortgage lender gets paid for originating your loan. The origination fee on HECMs, the most common type of reverse mortgage, cannot exceed 2% of the first $200,000 of the loan amount plus 1% of the loan amount over $200,000 to a maximum of $6,000.