The decrease is
driven by the refinancing of the company's debt completed in 2017.
Not exact matches
Refinances are almost entirely
driven by mortgage rates, while purchase activity is a function of a broader set of variables including the state of the job market, demographics, and consumer confidence.»
«Mortgage credit availability increased for the third consecutive month in November,
driven by increased availability of conventional low down payment and streamlined
refinance loan programs,» said Lynn Fisher, MBA's vice president of research and economics.
By refinancing your loans to Advantage, you lose the ability to go onto an income -
driven repayment plan, so these protections can be important.
If you
refinance your federal loans, you not only lose out on the opportunity to apply for an income -
driven repayment program, but you are then also responsible to meet the minimum monthly payment set
by the lender you take your new loan out from.
Borrowers should be aware that
by refinancing federal student loans, they will lose the benefits of federal loans, such as student loan forgiveness and income -
driven repayment plans.
Most of the borrowing activity this year has come in the area of
refinancing, according to Schonbraun, who attributes the volume of activity to falling interest rates
driven by the Federal Reserve Board's 2001 efforts to blunt the threat of recession.
The year - over-year decrease in total originations was
driven by a 20 percent year - over-year decrease in
refinance originations even while purchase originations increased 3 percent from a year ago and Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) originations increased 10 percent from a year ago.
Income -
driven repayment plans offered
by the government will vanish once the federal loan is
refinanced with a private loan company.
A small group
refinanced to change their loan type (8 percent),
driven predominantly
by Millennials (22 percent).
This increase was mainly
driven by credit expansions within both the government - sponsored enterprise (GSE) and government channels, thanks to higher interest rates and lower
refinance volumes.