I have to say, this seems like an unfair claim of interest previously paid and claimed on previous years' taxes. It also seems a bit odd that I had one lender report interest paid in this year only while the other was for the life of the loan until it was paid off through a refinance. I figure this is because of different interest compounding methods or something related, but it just makes the one stand out as even more of a red flag when comparing them.
I do appreciate this information though. I have always gone with the numbers reported on all tax forms as a default good measure. That is what the IRS will receive and any differences could trigger an audit or rejected tax filing at the very least.
