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Downpayment
The higher the percentage of the purchase price that you can afford to make as a down payment, the lower the interest rate youre looking at. Paying 15% or 20% down can save you thousands of dollars over the life of the loan over paying 10% down. Pay a little more now or a lot more later - the choice is yours. Unclassified ECO/WKP(2006)18:: FACTORS BEHIND LOW LONG-TERM INTEREST RATES. ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT long-term interest rates inflation and real interest rates affect the degree of http://www.olis.oecd.org/olis/2006doc.nsf/43bb6130e5e86e5fc12569fa6e6/$FILE/JT03210548.PDFHOME |
Closing Costs
Along those same lines, the more of your closing costs youre willing to pay for, the lower the interest rate youre given. The lender must pay numerous fees to close a loan, and the less of these fees youre willing to pay instead of them, the more theyre going to demand of you in interest.
Loan Term
The monthly payments on a shorter term loan are generally higher than those of longer term loans, however one of the best ways to save money overall on the costs of buying a home is to strive for as short a loan term as possible. If you can afford the higher monthly payments on a 20-year loan, for example, youll save thousands of dollars in interest in the long run over the same loan with a 30-year term. Dynamic Interactions Between Interest Rate, Credit, and Liquidity Risks::: that include (i) two benchmark interest-rate factors Interest-rate factors both affect credit spreads simultaneously, and impact subsequent moves http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/salomon/docs/Credit2006/ChenChengWu.pdfHOME |
Your Personal Qualifications
Your credit rating and income level are enormous factors considered in determining the interest rate offered to you on a home loan. The more you can prove that you earn and the better your credit (and higher your credit score), the lower the interest rate you can get. Mortgage Guide 101 Blog : Factors That Affect Mortgage Rates:: Heres a list of some factors, some surprising, which will affect your interest rate. If interest rates on bonds are going down, your mortgage costs will http://www.mortgageguide101.com/blogs/blog/archive/2005/10/08/100622.aspxHOME | Loan Pricing Disclosure:: Factors: Other factors may also affect our risk, and your interest rate and fees. your final risk level fits into that particular interest rate range. http://www.wellsfargo.com/per/mortgage/disclosures/loan_pricing.jhtmlHOME |
The Federal Government
Because of loan limits that have been established by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae at each years start, your loan amount itself could affect your interest rate. If the loan amount youre seeking exceeds the current conforming limits established on home loans this year, then your interest rate could increase.
Adjustable Rate Mortgages
Adjustable rate mortgages are particularly tricky loan products, as the initial rate will likely be less than the prevailing fixed rate, but once the initial fixed period is over, what youll pay on an adjustable rate shoots higher than the average fixed rate, and keeps on climbing.
Overview of Major Factors Affecting Your Interest Rate
As the following factors increase, your interest rate decreases:
* loan amount
* loan term (length of time you have to pay off the loan)
* lock-in period
As the following factors decrease, your interest rate increases:
* downpayment
* discount points
* closing costs
* quality of your credit (such as your credit score)
* personal income level
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