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title: Very few know the true cost of a mortgage - Censeo Financial
description: A new report out today by consumer champion Which shows that 99.5% of people do not know the true and total cost of a mortgage. In a survey of 1,001 homeowners and homebuyers, only 0.5% ranked five mortgage deals in the correct order, from best to worst. And only a quarter could actually find the... Read more »
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# [Very few know the true cost of a mortgage - Censeo Financial](https://censeo-financial.com/news/very-few-know-the-true-cost-of-a-mortgage)

 Written by [admin](https://censeo-financial.com/news/author/admin) | Jun 20, 2013 9:49:42 AM

A new report out today by consumer champion Which shows that 99.5% of people do not know the true and total cost of a mortgage.

In a survey of 1,001 homeowners and homebuyers, only 0.5% ranked five mortgage deals in the correct order, from best to worst.

And only a quarter could actually find the most expensive and cheapest, despite half of those quizzed claiming they found the test “easy”.

For the full story, **[click here](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/borrowing/mortgages/10130818/99.5pc-fail-to-work-out-the-true-cost-of-a-mortgage.html)**.

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