Hi,
This is not only my experience, indeed many have same experience.
1. What Mortgage Broker suggest is 6.5 Rate of Interest to me. I got at 2.75 from bank directly.
2. Mortgage Broker told me, I do not have too old Credit History, so I will not able to qualify for A Lender. I got from top 5 bank (A Lender).
3. Mortgage Broker charges which my friends have paid is 1% of the amount.
That's what I suggested to every one to go directly to bank & shop around, it is easy & convenient rather than going to Mortgage Broker & hitting the credit score.
Good Luck