• What do I need to know about
prepayment penalty clauses?
Prepayment Penalty Loans containing
prepayment penalty clauses allow a lender to collect extra money from the home owner if the loan is prepaid above a certain percentage.
DO NOT sign a mortgage agreement that contains
a prepayment penalty clause!
As another way to compensate for prepayment risk (which is a reinvestment risk),
a prepayment penalty clause is often included in the loan contract.
Just make sure that your mortgage agreement doesn't contain
a prepayment penalty clause.
Not exact matches
Prepayment clause provides a limit, restriction or a payment of
penalty due to the lender if the borrower decides to prepay the loan.
Enact federal laws prohibiting yield - spread premiums to mortgage brokers, loan flipping, mandatory arbitration
clauses, balloon loans, and steep
prepayment penalties, and laws setting minimal underwriting standards, establishing uniform mortgage broker licensing requirements, and a national database of disciplinary actions.