In that case, you add the points paid on the latest deal to the leftovers from the previous refinancing and deduct the expense on a pro-rated
basis over the life of the new loan.
Not exact matches
As a result, the average effective rate on
new home
loans (which amortizes initial fees
over the estimated
life of the
loan) edged down from 4.16 to 4.14 percent — continuing the downward drift that began after a 26
basis point surge in June.
The combination
of declines in the contract rate and initial fees took the average effective interest rate on
new home
loans (which amortizes initial fees
over the estimated
life of the
loan) down 8
basis points to 4.39 percent (after two consecutive months above 4.40).