You can buy your mortgage points in order to
reduce the interest rate rather than giving up ownership of a home or getting a loan with less money.
Not exact matches
Households were responding to declining
interest rates by paying off their loans more quickly
rather than
reducing loan payments.
Given that short - term
interest rates would be hard - pegged at zero even with a monetary base / nominal GDP ratio a fraction of the current size, it remains important for the FOMC to consider
reducing or terminating the reinvestment of proceeds from maturing holdings sooner
rather than later.
President - elect Donald Trump will soon celebrate his inauguration and with his ascent to power, he has promised to
reduce marginal tax
rates, cut taxes, and allow businesses to expense new investments
rather than deducting
interest costs.
Unless of course, you are seeking to extend the repayment program
rather than saving money by
reducing or locking the
interest rate you pay for your loans.
A
reduced interest rate will shift more of any payment you make in favor of the principal owed,
rather than servicing the
interest.
Nerd Tip:
Rather than simply focusing on
reducing your monthly payment, it's wiser to refinance when you can save money with a lower
interest rate, without extending the loan term.
It may be more appealing to use an ARM once
interest rates have peaked, as the subsequent
interest charged over the life of the mortgage will most likely
reduce,
rather than increase, monthly payments.
You can also try talking to the current holder of your loans, to see if they'll
reduce the
interest rate on your loans
rather than lose your loans to another lender.
And even if you eventually decide an annuity is the way to you, you may want to commit your money gradually, say, buying three smaller annuities over a period of a few years
rather than investing a single chunk all once, as such a strategy
reduces the odds you'll commit all your annuity money when
interest rates are at or near a low point.
The purpose of taking an ARM
rather than an FRM is to
reduce costs, but there is the risk that if
interest rates rise and the borrower keeps the ARM too long, its cost will be higher than that of the FRM.