The latest numbers from Freddie Mac should greatly
interest military borrowers: Fixed - rate mortgages hit their lowest level since such numbers have been tracked, just 3.84 percent for a 30 - year loan.
Not exact matches
When a
borrower defers a loan — or temporarily suspends repayment because of unemployment, financial hardship, enrolling in active
military duty or another reason —
interest will still accrue if the loans are unsubsidized.
In April 2011, JPMC agreed to settle claims that the bank over-charged active or recently active
military service members on their mortgages by paying $ 27 million in cash to approximately 6,000
military personnel, by lowering
interest rates and fees in excess of that permitted by the Service Members Civil Relief Act («SCRA») and the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 («HERA») on soldiers» home loans, and by improperly foreclosing upon homes owned by
borrowers protected by SCRA and HERA.
Loans through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, which are available to active or retired
military personnel, enable
borrowers to buy homes with lower
interest rates than conventional loans as well.
We are pleased to offer our
military borrowers the option of an
Interest Rate Reduction Refinancing Loan or IRRRL.
The bill also would reduce the amount of forms that
military borrowers have to handle to receive a 6 percent
interest rate cap on their student loans while they are on active duty.
Under this low -
interest loan program,
military borrowers are eligible to have all or part of their loans canceled.
Considering these numbers, it's
interesting that only 12 % of
military borrowers using the VA loan program make a down payment.
For
military borrowers, refinancing your VA loan is a good way to lower your
interest rate, thereby lowering your mortgage payment and putting more money in your pocket every month.
If you are a
military borrower in California or Arizona
interested in refinancing your VA loan, Wholesale Capital Corporation has loan officers who can answer your questions.