Fixed rate refers to the fact that the interest rate remains
the same over the term of the mortgage.
Not exact matches
While cutting the repayment
term in half significantly raises monthly payments, a shorter loan will save you
over half the final cost
of interest on a 30 - year
mortgage for the
same loan amount.
As the name suggests, a fixed - rate
mortgage is when the interest rate stays the
same over the life or «
term»
of the loan.
This makes it very different from a fixed
mortgage, which instead carries the
same rate
of interest
over the entire
term or «life»
of the loan.
While lowering your interest rate is always good, if you increase your loan
term at the
same time, then you may increase your finance charge, or the total dollar amount you pay loan
over the life
of your
mortgage.
Another thing to consider is that a
mortgage life insurance policy is often written as a decreasing
term policy, so the death benefit decreases
over time, (just as your
mortgage payoff amount decreases as you pay your monthly
mortgage payments), but the premium remains the
same over the life
of the policy.
While cutting the repayment
term in half significantly raises monthly payments, a shorter loan will save you
over half the final cost
of interest on a 30 - year
mortgage for the
same loan amount.
Many types
of consumer loans, including
mortgages, car loans, and student loans, are amortized
over a fixed
term, during which borrowers pay the
same amount each month.
Decreasing
term life insurance — sometimes called «
mortgage insurance» — offers a death benefit that shrinks
over time, and a premium that remains the
same for the duration
of the policy.
Another thing to consider is that a
mortgage life insurance policy is often written as a decreasing
term policy, so the death benefit decreases
over time, (just as your
mortgage payoff amount decreases as you pay your monthly
mortgage payments), but the premium remains the
same over the life
of the policy.
A decreasing value
term life insurance life policy such as
mortgage insurance has the drawback
of having equal premiums throughout the course
of the policy while the face value
of the policy decreases
over the
same period.
Fixed
mortgage rates, where the interest rate is fixed
over the course
of the
mortgage term, are a little more complicated — they shadow Government
of Canada bond yields
of the
same term.
With a fixed - rate
mortgage, you have the comfort
of knowing that your interest rate and monthly payments will stay the
same over the long
term, even if you keep the loan for the full 30 years.
This makes it very different from a fixed
mortgage, which instead carries the
same rate
of interest
over the entire
term or «life»
of the loan.