Refi means you are getting/starting a new loan at lower rate to pay off the old loan. For example, if you are getting 30 year loan, you will have 360 payments to make at lower monthly payment. You were thinking about is bank modify the existing loan to a lower interest rate, which I never heard of (but it is possible for some small bank to offer it). If that is the case, your payment number will not increase, but your monthly payment could drop. Another way to look at it, if you continue to make
Should the new loan amount be the remaining balance from the original loan? Thanks for the clarification.
the interest
【在 g*****9 的大作中提到】 : Refi means you are getting/starting a new loan at lower rate to pay off the : old loan. For example, if you are getting 30 year loan, you will have 360 : payments to make at lower monthly payment. : You were thinking about is bank modify the existing loan to a lower interest : rate, which I never heard of (but it is possible for some small bank to : offer it). If that is the case, your payment number will not increase, but : your monthly payment could drop. : Another way to look at it, if you continue to make
b*d
8 楼
Yes, that is correct.
【在 y********n 的大作中提到】 : Should the new loan amount be the remaining balance from the original loan? : Thanks for the clarification. : : the : interest
g*9
9 楼
Depends, if you are getting a no fee or no up front fee refi. If no fee, means your loan is very large or you pay a higher interest rate, than the answer to your question is yes. If you choose no up front fee and your loan amount is not so large, the closing cost will be rolled into the new loan, so the loan amount will increase by a little.
【在 y********n 的大作中提到】 : Should the new loan amount be the remaining balance from the original loan? : Thanks for the clarification. : : the : interest
b*d
10 楼
Well, people are getting no cost refinance in most cases.
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【在 g*****9 的大作中提到】 : Depends, if you are getting a no fee or no up front fee refi. : If no fee, means your loan is very large or you pay a higher interest rate, : than the answer to your question is yes. : If you choose no up front fee and your loan amount is not so large, the : closing cost will be rolled into the new loan, so the loan amount will : increase by a little.
g*9
11 楼
Well, you are paying it one way or the other, there is no free lunch here. Actually I choose to pay the closing cost in most of my refi to get a lower interest rate. But that depend on how soon you plan to move or do another refi. If you plan to finish the loan, it is always better to pay the closing cost up front to get a lower interest rate.
【在 b*d 的大作中提到】 : Well, people are getting no cost refinance in most cases. : : ,
b*d
12 楼
The risk of paying closing cost (getting a lower rate) is that you might lose the opportunity to refinance again when the rate drops by another 0.25%.
lower closing
【在 g*****9 的大作中提到】 : Well, you are paying it one way or the other, there is no free lunch here. : Actually I choose to pay the closing cost in most of my refi to get a lower : interest rate. But that depend on how soon you plan to move or do another : refi. If you plan to finish the loan, it is always better to pay the closing : cost up front to get a lower interest rate.
g*9
13 楼
Yes, you are right, I already mentioned this in my post.
25%.
【在 b*d 的大作中提到】 : The risk of paying closing cost (getting a lower rate) is that you might : lose the opportunity to refinance again when the rate drops by another 0.25%. : : lower : closing
b*d
14 楼
Sorry, I didn't see your post carefully.
【在 g*****9 的大作中提到】 : Yes, you are right, I already mentioned this in my post. : : 25%.