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Should You Refinance Your Mortgage?

Gregg Pennington asked: With interest rates near all time lows, many people are refinancing their mortgages. Chances are one of your friends or family members has recently refinanced and reduced their monthly mortgage payment. Refinancing a mortgage is simply taking out a new loan with different terms – hopefully more favorable ones. Because your new [...]

Posted January 19th, 2011 in Real Estate | Comments Off

Would it be better to refinance every U.S. Citizen’s Primary mortgage than give >$1tril to financial giants?

b.wtfdik asked: The current ~$700Billion plan looks a lot like Government is bailing out its buddies in BIG BUSINESS, and nothing will ever trickle down to the common U.S. Citizen. To turn that around use the leftover ~$300Billion Bush Administration bail-out plus President Elect Obama’s $825Billion to pay the Mortgage industry (the cost of processing [...]

Posted April 11th, 2010 in Credit | 3 Comments »

Should I refinance my fixed 15 year 5% mortgage for a fixed 30 year 5.75% mortgage to free up cash flow?

JimBillyJoeBob asked: I am thinking of refinancing so I can free up monthly cash flow to invest. I have been looking at a refi from www.madrate.com (yes, 5.75% check it out!!!) and they offer a $289 fee (includes credit, doc prep, processing, underwriting, tax service & flood certification fees) I have been reading various advisor [...]

Posted March 25th, 2010 in Loan Guide | 6 Comments »

Refinance Mortgages: Take Precautions when Refinancing Your Home Loan

Simon Volkov asked: Many reasons exist to refinance mortgages. The most common include obtaining a reduced interest rate, change the type of loan, or receive cash back from accrued home equity. Reducing interest rates by 2-percent or more can save borrowers thousands of dollars over the course of a 15- or 30-year mortgage note.When borrowers [...]

Posted February 16th, 2010 in Mortgage | Comments Off

Should I refinance my fixed 15 year 5% mortgage for a fixed 30 year 5.75% mortgage to free up cash flow?

JimBillyJoeBob asked: I am thinking of refinancing so I can free up monthly cash flow to invest. I have been looking at a refi from www.madrate.com and they offer a $289 fee (includes credit, doc prep, processing, underwriting, tax service & flood certification fees) I have been reading various advisor recommendations to have a 30 [...]

Posted December 20th, 2009 in Investing | 12 Comments »