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Adjustable Rate Mortgage – Salvation Or Financial Trap

admin — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:30:50 +0000

If you are currently trying to buy a new home you’ve probably noticed the endless stream of numbers being tossed to and fro. Things like monthly payment, down payment, home price, affordability and a host of other fees and figures. This can be daunting but in a strange way all these requirements, in the form of numbers can be used to work for you.

It’s not easy to see but there is a wide mix of funding options available to home buyers today. Brokers, banks and other lending institutions have an amazing variety of mortgage options from traditional 30 year fixed to the less conventional but ever more popular 2 year adjustable rate mortgages.

How do you decide what option is best. Of course, that depends on your current circumstances. A few key factors will include your credit score, how long you plan on staying in your home and whether you have money for a down payment.

The traditional 30 year fixed rate mortgage will give you the peace of mind of knowing that the interest rate of your mortgage is not at the whim of the ever changing housing market. On the other hand, if interest rates drop it will cost you thousands in refinance charges to refinance your mortgage to a lower rate and if your financial or credit situation has changed you may no longer qualify at the best rates.

An alternative to the traditional 30 year fixed mortgage is the adjustable or variable rate mortgage – also known as an ARM. An ARM is different than a fixed mortgage because the interest rate is normally dependant upon some type of index (i.e. the 10 year Treasury Bill). ARMs come with an initial lower interest rate and monthly payment – that’s their appeal, but with the lower initial rate comes additional risk because the interest rate is based on index rates that are subject to change.

On the other hand, you also have the potential to benefit if interest rates fall but rates normally have to fall quite a bit for you to realize any savings due to a number of reasons beyond the scope of this article. Just be aware that the odds of your rate dropping, is very low regardless of what interest rates do.

There are advantages to obtaining an adjustable rate home mortgage other than the initial lower monthly payments. Factors include: if you intend to pay down a big portion of your mortgage principal early or if you anticipate higher income in the future or if you would like to completely payoff your mortgage as quickly as possible. The initial lower interest rate of an adjustable rate mortgage allows you to apply more of your monthly payment to the principal.

You should understand the risks associated with an adjustable rate mortgage before agreeing to one so be sure to ask your lender to explain the interest rate ceilings or caps associated with the loan so that you are not blindsided a few years down the road with a much higher mortgage payment because your interest rate just jumped 2 points.

A viable option if you have little income flexibility is to ask your lender about payment caps. Payment caps can help to stabilize your monthly payments during periods of interest rate fluctuations. However, on the down side, this option can result in negative amortization on your loan. Negative amortization occurs when the balance of your mortgage increases because your mortgage payments are not big enough to cover both interest and a portion of the outstanding principal.

Clearly there are both pros and cons of adjustable rate mortgages but one option you may want to seriously consider is an option that allow you to convert your mortgage to a fixed rate if interest rates go against you. In most instances, this option will cost you some money but the fee is much less than a full refinance and could potential save you thousands of dollars and bunch of stress.

For options in finding the best mortgage, new or refinance, check out the links below.

Fixed Rate Mortgage – Security In Turbulent Times

admin — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:55:21 +0000

Fixed rate mortgage at the name suggests is a mortgage whose interest rates cannot be altered. Fixed rate mortgages are usually a characteristic of a mainstream mortgage and thus are offered to people with good credit ratings. People who are sure of their method of repayment and people who prefer certainty usually take the fixed rate mortgage. Fixed rate mortgages usually have a high rate of interest though the borrower is sure of the overall payment at the end of the mortgage period.

Fixed rate mortgages allow the borrower to plan their payment installments and are stress free since the borrower is always aware of the installment obligation. Fixed mortgage rate is also advisable for people with good liquidity since it takes a shorter period to complete the mortgage plan. The borrower is allowed to pay the principal amount early and this is to their advantage since they reduce the level of interest payment. This characteristic tends to alter the title of the mortgage but the ‘fixed’ title is due to the fixed repayment period.

The interest rates of fixed rate mortgage increase with the increase in the repayment period. Fixed rate mortgage for a short period will have lower interest than that of a longer period. In the United States, people prefer fixed rate mortgages that have a period between 10 to 30 years, which is a considerable period for the loan repayment. It is advisable that the borrower pays the principal as fast as they can to ensure that that they pay lower interest rates in the subsequent years. The fixed rate mortgage is suitable for people who want to have their dream home. This is because they can take a big mortgage and fund it over a long period at a constant installment rate.

In addition to this certainty, a fixed rate mortgage is advantageous more so when one gets a salary increase since the interest rate remains the same and thus, there is an increase in one’s disposable income. They are also good mortgages when the interest rates are low since there is no pressure in paying the installments. In case the market mortgage rates increase, the fixed mortgage rate interest does not increase and this is an advantage to the borrower. It is one of the best mortgage plans for people who are not risk takers since they are certain of the payments unlike the adjustable mortgages that move with the market trend.

The fixed rate mortgage is a disadvantage since as market trends change, there are better rates and custom mortgages that are coming up allow one to take full advantage of this. Moreover, people like changing with the financial times. The fixed rate mortgage interest is rigid thus even when there are better mortgage rates, its rates cannot be adjusted. The fixed rate mortgage is also a disadvantage more so when the interest rates are high since there are no adjustments that can be made.

It is advisable that before one takes up a fixed rate mortgage, they should calculate the overall cost that they would have to pay to ascertain that they are able to fund the costs.

Fixed Rate Borrowers Must Act Now

admin — Fri, 21 May 2010 16:55:24 +0000

Those consumers wishing to maintain their secured loan costs should look to act as soon as possible, it has been suggested.

Research conducted by moneysupermarket has indicated that the top ten mortgage providers have increased their fixed-rate mortgage products following the Bank of England’s decision to raise the base rate last month.

Due to the quarter of a percentage hike to 5.5 per cent in May, consumers could well find the pressure to make secured loan payments increasing over the course of the next few months.

Louise Cuming, head of mortgages for moneysupermarket, said: “Borrowers needing the stability of a fixed-rate product should reserve their next deal now if their current mortgage term is set to end soon.

“While fixed rates have been looking pretty good in relation to the base rate, they appear to be going up – and fast.”

The financial firm indicated that lenders are continuing to increase costs on their fixed-rate deals, ahead of an increase to the base rate predicted to take place on July 5th – which consequently could place further pressure on those making repayments on secured homeowner loans.

Ms Cuming pointed out that Abbey pushed up the price of its fixed-rate products last week, with Halifax set to do the same today (June 25th).

“It is only a matter of time before other lenders follow suit and increase their rates again,” the industry expert claimed.

She added that those looking to maintain their monthly secured loan repayments in the future can reserve a mortgage deal at the current rate for a period of up to six months.

The comments from moneysupermarket are the second in recent weeks to suggest that cheap fixed-rate mortgages are becoming increasingly scarce.

Earlier this month, Moneyfacts spokesperson Lisa Taylor claimed many loan lenders are increasing interest rates on their products to beyond the six per cent figure.

She also pointed out that since the beginning of June “at least nine” suppliers have withdrawn some, or all, of their fixed-rate products.

As a result, the representative suggested that those concerned about meeting secured loan repayment costs should aim to take out a fixed-rate product as soon as possible as a third interest rate rise of the year could take place.

Ms Taylor said: “With a further rate rise still potentially on the cards for 2007, those consumers on a tight budget will need to act quickly before more of the current best buy fixed-rate deals vanish.”

She claimed those who fail to take out a fixed-rate product as their current deal expires are set for a “nasty shock” as monthly secured loan loan repayments rise.

However despite increased pressure to pay off loans, consumers were always advised to make repayments on their borrowing.

MoneyExpert chief executive Sean Gardner claimed that failing to make payments could see borrowers damage their credit rating and risk going to court.

His comments follow research indicating some 1,389,000 personal loan repayments have been missed so fear this year.

Mr Gardner said: “This is yet another warning of real financial distress and a sign that finances are being stretched to the limit by recent interest rate rises.”

How To Read A Wholesale Lender Rate Sheet and Beat Mortgage Originators At Their Own Game

admin — Thu, 06 May 2010 18:30:43 +0000

Mortgage Banks and Brokers everyday are closing home buyers and refinancers at a higher rate than they deserve! This artificial upping of the rate and the revenue created by doing so are hidden from the customer. This hidden ripping-off of the mortgage consumer is called Yield Spread Premium overchaging if the loan is originated by a broker and Service Release Premium overcharging if the loan is originated by a mortgage bank...you know, Countrywide, Wells Fargo, or Bank of America.

Prof. Howell E. Jackson, Associate Dean for Research and Special Programs Harvard Law School, testified before the Senate Banking Committee on January 8, 2002, and testified to the following:

“…the vast majority of borrowers pay yield spread premiums – on the order of 85 to 90 percent of all transactions. Moreover, the average amount of yield spread premiums is quite substantial, on the order of $1,850 per transaction, making these payments the most important single source of revenue for mortgage brokers. In other words, contrary to the Department’s assumptions, yield spread premiums are not an optional form of financing made available to a limited number of borrowers with special needs. Rather these payments constitute by far the largest source of compensation for mortgage brokers and are imposed on almost all borrowers who obtain mortgages or refinancings through this segment of the industry.”

If Professor Jackson testified on Service Release Premium that mortgage banks receive, I’m sure his statments would echo the same as above.

The Governments own numbers, which are grossly understated I might add, say this Yield Spread and Service Release premium overcharging costs American home owners $16,000,000,000 a year…each any every year!

To beat these guys at their own game, you simply must learn how they price out a loan including this rip-off! Reading this article is a good start, however, the complete guide to eleminated Yield Spread and Service Release Premium overcharging is outlined in my ebook, Mortgage Secrets Exposed!. See the resource box at the bottom for more information.

Understanding how to price out a loan by reading Mortgage Bank Rate Sheets is really quite easy though it may seem intimidating at first. It will all become clear as you read this narrative on how we do it at our company, Integrity First Mortgage, Inc. in Denver. So, settle in and take the 10 minutes to read this article and understand this practice.

Doing so will save you 10s of $1,000 over your lifetime owning and financing houses. A small price to pay indeed!

Here we go!

All of mortgage lenders we work with at Integrity First Mortgage, Inc., furnish us with rate sheets on a daily basis via the internet or by fax. We follow the rates several times a day in order to properly quote the best available rate and term to our customers. When reviewing the rate sheet, we also determine which rate will NOT create a rebate from the lender known as a Yield Spread Premium. We believe upping your rate to make additional revenue over the 1% origination fee is deceptive, dishonest, and a bad business practice. And believe me, other companies do not hold that opinion.

Let us use the rate sheet data below to demonstrate how we determine the rate that we quote to our borrowers. We will also show you using the corresponding HSH Survey data how other Brokers and Banks are making enormous undisclosed profits in the form of Yield Spread Premium.

Lender Rate Sheet (see below ) data was collected from a real Wholesale Lender (Ampro Mortgage ) Rate sheet dated 03/10/2006. You can confirm the HSH data is real as well by visiting HSH dot com.

30 Year Fixed
Rate 15 Day 30 Day 45 Day
5.750% 1.350 1.475 1.600
5.875% 0.611 0.736 0.861
6.000% 0.039 0.164 1.826
6.125% (0.392) (0.267) (0.142)
6.250% (0.773) (0.648) (0.523)
6.375% (1.180) (1.055) (0.930)
6.500% (1.623) (1.498) (1.373)
6.625% (2.029) (1.904) (1.773)
6..750% (2.280) (2.155) (2.030)

HSH ASSOCIATES The Nations Largest Publisher of Mortgage
The Nations Mortgage Market: Average Rates for Residential Mortgages Week ending March 10, 2006
Owner-occupied 1-4 Family and Condos: Previously Occupied Homes Source: HSH Associates

National Ave. SURVEY CONVENTIONAL MORTGAGES
30 Yr
6.51%

In our example, we will quote our borrower a 30 year rate that carries a lock period of 30 days. If we are seeking to earn only a 1.0% origination fee and NO yield spread premium (back end fee), we will quote the rate of 6.000%. According to the rate sheet, 6.000% actually costs .164% Discount payable to the Lender not Integrity First Mortgage. On this rate sheet, 6.000% is as close to par pricing as we can get. As you can see the next higher rate, 6.125% creates .267% of Yield Spread Premium and that is not good. (YSP is shown in (.267) parenthesis). So with this example, look at the costs for a loan at 6.00% with us.

Rate: 6.000%, $200,000 Mortgage Loan x 1.0% Broker Origination Fee + 0.164 Discount = $200,000 x 1.164% = $2,328.00

Now we will show how everyone else does it! First realize that banks and brokers do not usually quote you the rate you will close with. They will bait-and-switch with low-ball rates and artificially lowered closing costs to get you to apply with them. Then on closing day, the rates and costs are higher than you expected, but they claim their Good Faith Estimate was in deed just that…an estimate. You have the moving van idling in parking lot, so you sign. They count on the fact you are painted into a corner and have but one option…sign.

How do I know this to be true?

One reason is 15 years of asking folks, “How did your last loan go…any surprises at closing?” About 85% of those folks answer, “Yes” to that one. Second, every closing exit poll conducted by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac show the same results. But the most compelling reason is up above on HSH Survey data. It shows for the week ending Mar 10, 2006, the National Average interest rate on CLOSED Loans was 6.51%!

(NOTE: HSH has an agreement with their 2000+ survey participants to give them closed loan rates, not lobby rates or other teaser rates.)

I guarantee you that all those folks did not sign a Good Faith Estimate at application showing them 6.5% because that is not the rate advertised all over the news, radio ads, and the internet over the prior 4-6 weeks when these folks were applying. The loan officer for the bank or broker could not very easily advertise 6.00% and have them sign at 6.5%…everyone would balk. So they show them 6.00%, get them to sign, and then sometime during processing or just at the closing, the borrower is informed his rate had to be adjusted upward. The loan officer will get very creative on explaining all the reasons why this had to happen, but suffice it to say, this was the plan from the beginning. So with this rate sheet data, let us look at what they made.

Rate: 6.500%, $200,000 Mortgage Loan x 1.0% Broker Origination Fee +1.498 YSP = $200,000 x 2.498% = $4,996.00

The banks and brokers simply cannot forgo the Yield Spread Premium overcharging because at the very least it DOUBLES their income for each loan!

Now with this tutorial and our daily rate sheet updates you can protect yourself from the most egregious consumer rip-off in history.

Good Luck!

Finding the Best Mortgage Interest Rates

admin — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:55:10 +0000

Last week you may have read some headlines about the UK government reports that were released containing a few interesting pieces of information. First of it was good to hear that many citizens are making the most of the lower interest rates to overpay on their mortgages effectively reducing their mortgages. For many significant overpayments can take years off the mortgage term. Lenders have also opened up the taps in the second quarter of this year, increasing the amount of secured credit. Increasing the supply will hopefully translate into more being able to purchase homes which should have an impact on house prices. There are many factors that will contribute to the mortgage market and have an effect on any beginnings of a recovery. Mortgages interest rates are predicted to have reached their best rates, with a limited amount of credit and more demanding mortgages than is being supplied, mortgage lenders are lending only to those on the good end of their credit measures and are charging good rates for them above the base rate. It is always tough to predict when and how quickly the economy is going to recover so it is best to do your homework and research the different types of mortgages on offer, current best deals and narrow it down by looking at the maximum loan to values available. Consider fixed rate, variable and tracker mortgages. Fixed rate gives you the comfort in knowing what you can expect to repay each and every month however will likely costs you more in repayments in the short term while the base rate remains low.

Seek professional advice to get the information and advice individual to you. Mortgage brokers will have expert knowledge about the current market place, will be looking at trends and a long established one will have experience of the previous recession. Many mortgage brokers offer a great service without charging a fee so you can take their advice, have your questions answered and find out the latest mortgage interest rates without obligation. The cost of fixed rate mortgages looks likely to keep rising so if you want the best deal and piece of mind you’ll need to be quick!

Dealing With Colorado Mortgage Programs

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:31:12 +0000

Dealing with Colorado Mortgage Programs

If you are already a homeowner or just someone who wants to own a home, you know there are many Denver mortgage choices available to you. But since people who are interested in buying a home are different, the top Colorado mortgage providers must be diligent about coming up with the right types of Denver mortgages for their customers. Colorado mortgage providers are looking for ways to meet the financial demands of their customers, who come from different financial backgrounds and have varied mortgage concerns.

The Colorado Mortgage That Fits

Denver mortgage lenders have different products to meet different needs, but all with the same goal of getting would-be home owners into a house and getting refinancing customers a deal that works for them. If you are a qualified Colorado borrower, then you will be able to tap into a broad range of home loan products which help you get into a home.

The scope of these products also comes with a downside. It makes it tough for the typical potential home owner to find out what Denver mortgage works best for them. In order to get the Colorado mortgage product that fits, you will need help from a professional who can examine the different programs, hold them up to your situation and find the right fit in terms of affordability and terms. This help will take your goals and needs into consideration.

Understanding Denver Mortgage Options

The best way to approach the Colorado mortgage search is as an educated customer. You want to know about the Denver mortgages you will be able to choose from in order to understand what will work best for you. By getting this information, you will also understand:

• Which loans you like

• Which loans to ask about during your meeting with a Colorado mortgage lender

• The varied mortgage terms you will be told about

• Which Denver mortgage programs lenders are looking at for you

Being educated about these programs will ease your search and perhaps you can find an overlooked program or one that will work the best for your specific needs. You can do this better when you understand what your choices really are.

Among the programs you will see when you meet with a Colorado mortgage provider include:

• Colorado Fixed Rate Mortgages. The interest rates of these are the same over the term of the loan.

• Colorado Adjustable Rate Mortgages, or ARM’s. The interest rates of this loan can change and are considered risky, but helpful to those people who may not otherwise get into a loan.

• Variable termed Denver mortgages, including 10, 15, and 30 years.

• Interest-only Colorado mortgages

• How the interest rates can change, depending on your program, your down payment and loan to value ratios.

• FHA mortgages and other special programs

There will be Denver mortgage options that are risky, but when they adjust to your specific needs, that risk, along with how much they cost, can change. If you have a home that you aren’t going to be in for long, then you can get a lower interest ARM which will work. But a fixed Denver mortgage with a moderate interest rate works better if you are looking to be in a home for a longer period.

If you think about it, the number of Colorado mortgage choices can be too much to understand. But on a positive note, the numbers of options available to home owners give many more people a chance to take part in home ownership. If you work with a skilled Denver mortgage lender, you can be on your way to ownership. Mortgage choices for Denver and Colorado are easier to understand if you have a professional working with you.

Best Mortgage Rate NJ – Attaining All Rate Points

admin — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:55:49 +0000

You must be careful when selecting your mortgage broker. It may help you if you collect an adequate amount of info regarding mortgage loans in general. This could enable you to grasp what exactly to look out for. You ought to first apprehend what to look out for while obtaining a home loan. A crucial issue to grasp is that home loans shall fluctuate from time to time. If you can keep a track of the trends within the trade, you’d be ready to get the best mortgage rate viable.

To get the best mortgage rates, you should wish to contact many mortgage brokers as each mortgage broker could differ in their value of mortgage quotes. Attaining the best mortgage rates out of your home loan will conjointly be achieved with the assistance of a mortgage broker. Mortgage brokers are the ones who help you discover lending companies with the best mortgage rates. Mortgage brokers have a bigger access into the best mortgage rate options posted by lending companies. This implies that you just get a wider variety of mortgages and terms for you to decide the one that has the best mortgage rate.

Mortgage Brokers will offer you a list of up to date mortgage interest rates so that you’ll be able to start selecting the best mortgage rate for you. In addition, asking your mortgage broker whether a fixed rate or adjustable rate is very important when you’re on the look out for the best mortgage rate. Remember that variable mortgages, regardless of their reduced interest rates, might not have the best mortgage rates. Adjustable rate mortgages solely have low interest rates in their 1st year, after that, rates either tend to go up or go down.

These websites assist you to get an all-time low offer that’s available. You’ll be able to compare the rates of the various product available. Once you have compared all the loan products and rates, you’ll find the one that’s best for you. Once you find the best mortgage rates, you ought to check out the company and make sure that they are realistic. These are the few details you must keep in mind while shopping for mortgages.

To ensure that you will receive the best mortgage rate, find out if the lending company you’re negotiating with features a good mortgage broker. This can be fundamental if you wish to induce the best mortgage rate and save your cash. Contracting a mortgage broker might mean further charges to take away from your funds. Mortgage broker costs could come in several forms, either as an add-on to your interest rate, a dettached fee, or points paid at closing. With all these further charges, you might realize that your best mortgage rate deal may not sound as nice afterall.

If you’re extremely interested in obtaining your best mortgage interest rate, take a couple of minutes when speaking with the mortgage broker. It does really take a couple of minutes to correctly estimate an interest rate. To be 100 % correct it typically will include that you just send during a few papers. In spite of everything, misquotes and mishaps will never favor the borrower, only the mortgage broker.

Obtaining the Best Mortgage Refinance Rates

admin — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:55:14 +0000

Fixed rate or Adjustable? How should I refinance? Should I wait a bit to improve my credit score or refinance right away? These and more questions are what a consumer usually thinks about when considering refinancing his or her mortgage. Fact is that it doesn’t have to be too complicated all you really need to know is how much you can pay per month and find the best lender.

Fixed or Adjustable what is better?

Depending on the period you would like your refinance repayment choose the type of rate. In general Adjustable Rates are better for short term and fixed rates are better for longer periods. If you can afford paying more money per month and want to pay your mortgage over a shorter period of time work with ARM. If you don’t care about the duration of the repayment but do not want to pay a lot per month, refinancing to a fixed rate mortgage will be ideal for you. A FRM tends to be more expensive but much more flexible than an Adjustable Rate Mortgage.

Improve Credit Ratings before Refinancing Your Home Loan

Here is a tip! When borrowing money from a financial institution or lender where a credit check is necessary rule of the thumb is: The higher your credit score is the better interest rates you will be quoted. Always belong to the prime market. Being labeled as bad credit doesn’t only sound bad, but, will be problematic when applying for a loan. Therefore, before refinancing pay your bills on time. After a few months your credit ratings will climb and you will find yourself belonging to the prime market.

Compare Online Lenders, Quotes and Options

The internet is a great place to find information, do research and find cost efficient offers. By comparing several online lenders you will immediately get a better picture of the market. This will help you reduce the chances of getting scammed and of course help you get the best mortgage refinance rate. Find online home mortgage lenders and don’t forget to do research before applying for a loan.

Trim Down Interest Cost and Monthly Payments With Low Interest Rates Refinance

admin — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 18:30:36 +0000

At present, refinancing your home with the prevalent lower interest rate is useful in a lot of way. Not only the monthly payment is lowered, but also there are additional benefits that can be achieved from a lower refinance rate. Read this article for further information on how a low interest rate can benefit a homeowner.

It can be extremely important to have a lower rate of interest on home refinance for a lot of people that are looking forward to decrease their debt. As you would expect, once people make a decision to refinance their home, their main purpose in doing so is normally to trim down their debt to a level that they consider is more comfortable. There are a number of ways to bring about this debt cutback; on the other hand, the low interest rate home refinance is not the only way that this can be achieved. Nevertheless, it is one of the most uncomplicated, fastest, and regular ways, which used by people to refinance their homes.

If it is completed properly, a low interest rate home refinance, is trouble-free and can be accomplished without any difficulty, which is considerable for individuals who would like to refinance their home with the intention that they can have additional money once they are under pressure monetarily. The low interest rate home refinance option not only brings down the monthly payment, but also can bring down the payment to the extent that the person is capable of getting additional cash from their home equity, yet have enough money for the monthly payment, and utilize the cash to pay back debts that have higher interest rates. This kind of low interest rate home refinance can really help a person that is stressed with bills like credit cards, for the reason that interest rates on credit cards are often extremely high and should be decreased as much as possible.

Besides the reality that the house payment will be lowered, a low interest rate home refinance can be of help in more than one ways. Of these, one way is the decrease of other debt with the help of cashing out equity option. One more way is by the lessening of the tenure of the loan. Nearly all home loans have tenure for 30 years, on the other hand if the interest rate is sufficiently low, the payment could as well be sufficiently low to let the homeowner to finance for 15 or 20 years as an alternative. This in return will save you a substantial amount of money that you will save on interest cost.

This is considerable, for the reason that the length of time that the loan is planned for can make a huge impact on how much interest is paid over the life-span of the loan and as a result how much money on the whole is paid out by the homeowner. To trim down the amount of money paid, a low interest rate home refinance might be the way ahead. You can search online for further information on how refinancing your home loan with low interest rates can help you. Online financial experts will let you know how much money you can save and how much your monthly payments will be lowered.

Are Offset Mortgages The Best Mortgages Around?

admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:55:55 +0000

A recent study into UK mortgages found that one in ten Brits have taken out offset mortgages – thats over 23.9 billion pounds worth of loans. So with all this interest in offsetting or taking out a mortgage that can make your money work for you, are they the best choice around?

More figures indicate that with offset mortgages you can seriously cut down your mortgage rates. The study found that if you have saved as little as 12,500, with some lenders that would be enough to see your mortgage interest rate drop by as much as 0.5 percent. Although those savings could be invested into the property to give you a lower mortgage, only with offset mortgages can your rate fall by this much.

Offset mortgages could also cut your credit card bills as offsetting the credit debt could save you huge amounts. Instead of paying even the lowest rate of 14.9 percent, you will only pay the interest rate connected to an offset mortgage which is around 6 or 7 percent, certainly less than credit card APRs. This means you could be making massive savings on your credit card debt, as well as your mortgage.

With offset mortgages you will also see tax breaks as any interest accrued on your savings is usually at the mercy of the taxman. But with offset mortgages, there is no interest, so no tax. Instead you will just be saving money on your mortgage, no tax, just savings.

Everything can also be rolled into one with offset mortgages. You can have your current account working with your savings and your mortgage. All your money can be in the same place, working together to afford you a lower repayment each month. Offset mortgages are definitely the hassle-free mortgage.

They are flexible too and with the help of a good adviser, there is no reason why you will not be able to find the right deal just for you with some careful consideration and prudent decision-making. Offset mortgages can be found either fixed or tracker, with tailor-made variables for the account, or accounts connected to your mortgage providing anything you need, for now or the long-term, can be built into your offset mortgages.

In this time of rising house prices, credit crunches and whispers of recession it is vital to make sure you have the very best mortgage possible. Rates are likely to be rising in the future and credit will be harder to get. But if you take out offset mortgages, with tax breaks, credit card savings and possible rate slashes you will be better equipped to handle any financial difficulties that could come our way.

So are offset mortgages the best deal around? For those who have money to offset, and are looking for their money to work for them offsetting certainly could be the best deals around.

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