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An alternative to paying points is to receive a credit from the lender in exchange for a higher interest rate. Whereas points are added to your closing costs, a credit is used to reduce your closing costs. Once again, you can receive a credit of approximately one point by raising your interest rate .25%.

Are there any penalties to refinance my no-cost loan in the future? There are no prepayment penalties of any kind. This allows you to take advantage of any future rate declines by refinancing at no cost again.

What do the words amortization, escrow, principal, foreclosure, PITI, and closing mean?

The guidelines are just guidelines and they are flexible. If you make a small down payment, the guidelines are more rigid. If you have marginal credit, the guidelines are more rigid. If you make a larger down payment or have sterling credit, the guidelines are less rigid. The guidelines also vary according to loan program. FHA guidelines state that a 29/41 qualifying ratio is acceptable. VA guidelines do not have a front ratio at all, but the guideline for the back ratio is 41.

BANKS and SAVINGS & LOANS Their major strength is that you will recognize their name. Banks and Savings & Loans often operate as portfolio lenders, but as the lending world has changed, most also operate as mortgage bankers and sometimes brokers.

Once a borrower has made the payments on a portfolio loan for over a year without any late payments, the loan is considered to be seasoned. Once a loan has a track history of timely payments it becomes marketable, even if it does not meet Freddie/Fannie guidelines.

Last time rates were this low was May 1966, when the average FHA rate was 6 percent.

Mortgage Bankers A true Mortgage Banker is a lender that is large enough to originate loans and create pools of loans which they sell directly to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Ginnie Mae, jumbo loan investors, and others. Any company that does this is considered to be a mortgage banker. They can very greatly in size. Some may service the loans they originate, but not all of them will. Most true mortgage bankers have wholesale lending divisions.

Home equity loan (also known as a second):

Writing Your Offer Another reason you need to have a clue about your down payment is because it affects how you write your offer to purchase a home. Not only are you required to put your down payment information in the offer, but different loan programs have different rules which also affect how you write your offer. This is especially important when dealing with FHA and VA loans.

Quite often only a portion of their loan programs are portfolio product. If they are offering fixed rate loans or government loans, they are certainly engaging in mortgage banking as well as portfolio lending.

When will you know my new interest rate? If you have an FHA or VA ARM loan, we will mail you a letter showing your new interest rate approximately six weeks before your new payment amount is due. If you have a conventional ARM loan, we will mail you a letter showing your new interest rate approximately eight weeks before your new payment amount is due.