I am in the market shopping for a refinance to cash out on some of the equity to pay off higher interest debt and remove MIP. I want to shop lenders on the cost to close. From what I understand if lender pulls my credit report, they should be able to provide me Loan Estimate. I originally went through my current mortgage lender and received paperwork showing cost to close, etc. This offer did n't pan out due to bank later telling me they ca n't offer cash out in Texas due to not having a physical presence there. While putting my intention out for refi via lending tree, I received calls from XXXX XXXX XXXX # XXXX @ Royal United Mortgage XXXX # XXXX. After going through all the details which I believe involved running my credit, XXXX began boasting on how much he would save me. The object here is not what lenders are saving me, but what refinancing & cashing out equity with MIP would save me. XXXX provided a proposal document with offering - however it left out all pertinent lender costs. While we reviewed his document on the phone, I asked him for a breakdown of the costs. I explained I am shopping for best deal ( costs to refi ) and would like to use document such as Loan Estimate to compare. He immediately said he could n't provide the documentation because it was a government/legal document that would hold him accountable to should the market change. He sounded irritated - said he could only go over those costs on the phone.I also referenced that its the advice of the CFPD to get Loan Estimates and shop lenders for best deal .Is this one of the reasons the change happened in XXXX 2015? To hold lenders true ( as possible ) to the loan proposal against what occurs when closing? He also tried to steer me away from the topic and tried pointing me to links on the lender reviews. I responded, " how different has the rates/costs been in the last 30 days? '' I also referred to the CFPD advice on getting Loan Estimates and shopping. He ended up telling me I was n't being smart for asking for this. I hung up on him. 

Once they run your credit ( regardless of charging credit report fee or not ) and gathered all pertinent details on myself, should n't they be able to provide Loan Estimate? 

Please let me know if my understanding is mistaken around getting a Loan Estimate document from a lender. 
