Homeowners race to refinance as mortgage rates plunge The Seattle Times
Plunging interest rates, a consequence of the turmoil in the stock market, are proving to be a boon for mortgage refinancers. But so far, those low rates aren't doing much to reignite the nation's torpid housing market, and they may even delay its recovery.
With rates on conventional 30-year fixed-rate mortgages falling near, and in a few cases below, the 4 percent level, homeowners locally and nationally have been rushing to refinance in recent weeks.
"It's really quite astonishing," said Rich Bennion, executive vice president at Seattle-based HomeStreet Bank, a major regional mortgage lender. "I've been in the business 34 years, and it's like, how low can you go?"
On Wednesday, HomeStreet set its rate on a 30-year mortgage at 4 percent. The rate on a 30-year loan insured by the Federal Housing Administration was 3.875 percent.
Bennion said that in the first nine days of August, HomeStreet received 402 mortgage applications, about two-thirds of them refinancings. That compares with 716 applications for all of July.
how much will my interest rate go down after i refinance my car loan?
i bought a car 2 months ago and the dealer told me that i can refinance my loan after 7 months. my current interest rate is 12, what will it be after i refinance? please help!!! i live in NY if that helps
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Answer by turg143I think the dealer was pulling one on you. Contact your bank for their latest interest rates. 12% interest for a car is really high.
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Is there a way to look at what my refinance rate would be without going through with it?
I would like to refinance my car loan, but I am not sure if my credit will be better than my parents (their name is on the original loan). I want to know what my rate and payments could be before I decide to do it.
I would suggest that you go to any on line credit report website (www.myfico.com), pull you credit and print all three credit reports. With that info, you can then call banks or even go to lendingtree.com and see what the banks have to offer. Keep in mind that most banks have a fee to get in the loan (prepaid interest), and a fee to get out if you pay the loan off before 75% of the payments have been paid. So to get out of the loan your parents already have may cost you around $325 ($175 prepaid interest, and $150 prepayment penalty) just to start a new loan with more fees. It is a great idea to get that loan in your name if you can so you develope credit for paying the payments. Also there are banks out there that are feeless (some credit unions, wells fargo, cap one, citizens). Just some things to keep in mind while doing your shopping.
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Can a person with great credit and joint has horrible credit get a good car refinance APR rate ?
Here's the thing I have a GMC Envoy I've been paying 400 monthly and its not even worth 15000 anymore so I want to refinance ASAP to lower payments and get over with but I have horrible credit (600) and my mother has great (800) would I still get a good APR rate ?
Auto finance is what I do for a living and yes you can if you go through a credit union, they use the highest score to establish the rate.
There is no such thing as merged credit scores.
Yes, you would get a better APR.
But also consider this. If you pay lets say 5,000 into that loan, you will be paying less interest in the long run, and your loan will be shorter. Why not ask your mother for a 5,000 personal loan instead, so you can pay it into the car loan?
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I don't qualify for a refinance, my rate is adjusting up. Can anybody help me? or should i just foreclose?
My home is in california and I am currently upside down on it. The rate on my 1st mortgage is due to adjust soon. I don't qualify for a refinance because i've been late a few times. Should i just stop making payments on the home? My rate is adjusting to around 9% next month. If the home was a little more affordable I could manage but this is currently not the case. Are there any option other than refinancing? Please help.
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So here are some options:
1) Talk to your bank. See if they'll freeze your interest rate. Even if only for a year or so.
2) If you have decent credit see if you can get an outside loan to pay the difference between what you owe and what the bank will lend. If you must come to the table to refinance--this might be worth it. Find an ethical mortgage broker who will reduce his/her fee to enable you to close your new loan w/o bring a lot to closing.
Be very careful about foreclosure.
Best of luck to you,
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What is the most current interest rate to refinance my house in California?
I have a mortgage rate of 6.85%. should I refinance now or will interest rates go down more after the president signs the new bill to help mortgage companies?
To give you a definitive answer would require more information about what type of loan you have now (fixed or adjustable), how much your home is worth, how much you still owe, etc. Suffice it to say, if that 6.85% is for a fixed, 30 year, it will probably not be worth refinancing now or in the near future.
If my Interest Rate is at 6%, when would it be feesable to refinance?
My current Mortgage is at 6%, with rates dropping, at what rate would it make sense to refinance. A rate that I would see a difference in my payment or ?
There are too many variables out there to make a good analysis.
In any case it should be worth it. How much would it be worth is upto you. On a note of $250k plus I"d say go for it. Or at least get a rate lock in case it goes up (which I doubt). But with a lock you're protected against any increase, and if it goes down you are fine as well.
I've been seeing low 5's on all the sheets today. Who knows tomorrow? They change quite often.
But get in touch with a Loan Officer or Broker and give them the goods, and they'll shoot you an offer.
Generally speaking it's good to refinance any time you'll be in that home for two years or so. Try using one these calculators to help.
Have a great day, and get in touch if you'd like some more help.
I'm an agent in Singapore but the rules applies in most places.
The 1st thing to do is to look through your mortgage agreement. Check if there is any penity for early repayment. This is one clause which may kill you.
First, call your current banker to check how much you will need to pay (including any penity) should you decide to fulfill your mortage (don't tell them tat you are re-financing unless you really trust them).
Next, go to the another bank with a lower interest rate and get them to do the calculations for you if you are lazy. Most of the time, if you are not going to extend the duration of your loan, you do end up with some savings.
Key factor to consider is the cost of re-financing and the penity. Get your bankers to work out the figures for you (get the Nett sum after the full payment term for comparison and not just what's advertised). If you know how to do the math, an interest of 6% spread over 30 years for $100,000 will have you pay over $200,000 by year 30 cumulative.
Other considerations are duration of load, inflation, risk and so on... that's another story.
Cheers,
With the Federal Interest rates so low can I refinance into a lower fixed rate with not so good credit?
I bought my first home from my parents about 2 years ago. The loan at the time was 8%. With the federal interest rates so low is it possible to refinance my fixed rate loan to a lower interest rate with not so good credit. I have a few lates on my mortgage along with an apartment eviction this year and collection accounts. Am I doomed to fail?
What would be better, a home equity loan or refinance at lower rate to add on to my home?
I'm wanting to add on to my home but I've never used a home equity loan. I have used the refinance method where you borrow a little extra to add on. What would be the best now, with the way the economy is and the interest rates unstable?
Forget the economy and interest rates in general. The question is, what's best for you? Compare the two scenarios, overall costs of a refi verses the home improvement loan. If you are lowering your first mortgage rate at the same time you take cash out, usually that's the winner. I'd have to have details to make a call but it's your details I need, not the economy or who won the super bowl. If you need more info, send me an email.
Seriously... you can refinance at a lower rate... lock it in, and maybe leverage some of your equity at the same time.
Is there one website that you can go to and get home refinance rate comparisons instead of individual sites?
Try www.bankrate.com They have most everything concerning money and finance.
Do you know who can give me the besttt rate to refinance my condo in CA?
I have O/O condo low rise , 770 FICO, 74% LTV, I want to refinance 30 yr fix with 10 Yr interes only who can give me the best rate?
Personally I use Wells Fargo. My credit is about the same as yours and they have the best service out there.
Only do business in person, with a reputable and insured institution.
Avoid online predators, there are a bunch claiming to be loan agents who are actually more interested in not only clearing out your accounts, but identity theft is very easy to do when you turn over your credit information to one of them.
Marty and other scammers around here are not here to help you, they are looking for people who are naive and desperate. Don't fall victim to them. Premium Loan Sharks has been trolling about here for awhile, Yahoo wisely boots him when they see him back, but of course low-lifes really don't care and will continue to look for people to victimize.
Need to Refinance an adjustable rate mortgage with so-so credit?
Hi,
My husband and I bought our home 2 years ago on with an adjustable rate mortgage. The interest rate has now come up and we need to refinance.
The problem is that our credit score is about 600.
Can we get a refinance? Our home is worth about $240K, we have $25K in debt, and we make about $140K per year.
Thanks Bob,
But we really can't afford the extra costs. Our payment went from $1100 per month to $1680 per month.
What would the rate be for a credit score of 600?
Depends on how much you owe.
FHA refinances go up to 95%, with rates lower than 7%
You will still need to qualify with the county limits.
You can still try conventional....and have the lender pay PMI...