FHA Loans
These federally insured loans are convenient for first time buyers, those with moderate incomes, and senior citizens. New limits set by the FHA on January 1, 2003 aid senior citizens who qualify for reverse mortgages, which allow eligible homeowners over the age of 62 to borrow against their homes without giving up ownership. This reverse mortgage is not paid by the owner, but is settled when the house is sold or the owner is deceased.
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Bad Credit Refinance
Debt consolidation can help you get from under the stress and pressure of collections calls and the mountain of bills that come to you each month in the mail. Refinancing all of your small loans into one larger one will allow you to have one monthly payment. This will help you pay off your debt more easily, generally with a lower interest rate and often lower monthly payments. Also, lenders understand that applicants looking for to refinance in order to consolidate debt usually have damaged credit and so the requirements for this type of refinancing would be more lenient.
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Home Equity
Home equity is the amount of the value of your home that you own, meaning what you have already paid for. This amount can be calculated by subtracting your mortgage from the total market value of your home. For example a house worth $180,000 with a $100,000 mortgage has an equity of $80,000. Generally, lenders will allow a homeowner to borrow 80-85% of their home equity. Fill out our short form to contact lenders about your home equity loan. Alternatively, a secured home equity loans application can be found here.
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Rates
It can be very helpful to understand interest rates and indexes if you are interested in finding a loan, especially if you are looking in to adjustable rate loans. Apply online today and contact a lender about current interest rates and the effect they will have on your loan.
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Mortgage Calc
A mortgage calc can also show you the difference that the term of your loan makes on your repayment schedule. A $997 monthly payment on a $150,000 loan at 7% over the period of 30 years with $209,263 in total interest may sound acceptable, but using the calculator you can compare this monthly payment to what would be paid on a shorter term loan. The same loan with a 15 year term would have higher monthly payment of 1,348, which is $351 more. However, the 15 year term would cut the total interest in half to the amount of 92,683. In this case, cutting your loan term in half and paying $351 more a month could save you over $100,000.
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Mortgage Refiancing
However, interest rates are not the only reason to refinance your mortgage. Many homeowners find themselves unhappy with the terms of their loans. A loan with a thirty year term may offer low payments, but those very low payments that seemed attractive can slow the process of building equity. Changing to a 15 year term will allow you to build equity far more quickly, and often the increase in monthly payments is far less than most people expect.
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Refinancing Your Home
Also, if you are refinancing to change terms or to take cash out to cover a major purchase and are not as concerned about your rate, money down can be exchanged for an increased interest rate. Generally this is when a homeowner pays, or does not pay, the points that can affect the loan’s interest rate. One point is the same as one percent of the loan. On $100,000 loan, one point would be $1,000. Usually, each point unpaid adds 1/8 to ¼ of one percent to the interest rate. Depending on the borrower’s priorities, points may be paid or a higher interest rate may be taken. Borrowers should be careful of lenders offering refinancing that includes no points. This often means that higher interest rates are built in.
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