Borrowers Need To Beware Of Costs Related To Interest Rates
In follow-up to his earlier post on how interest rates and APR differ, George Souto does another great job on explaining why some of those low interest rates may not be quite the deal they are perceived to be. Well worth a read!
Please stop by George's original post to comment there, too!
Borrowers Need To Beware Of Costs Related To Interest Rates. Two weeks ago I posted a blog titled "Why Is The Annual Percentage Rate (APR) Higher Than The Interest Rate", the blog included examples of the fees that make up the APR and why the APR is higher than the Interest Rate.
A low interest rate does not mean the APR will be low as well. In fact a low interest rate could have a very high APR because of Lender Fees. For this reason Borrowers need to look beyond the interest rate a lender is offering. Borrowers need to see if they are being charged additional fees like points in order to receive a lower interest rate.
These days it is very easy to see if a Borrower is being charged additional fees in order to lower the interest rate. All a Borrower needs to do is ask the Lender to provide them with a Fee Worksheet or Loan Estimate. Both of these document will break down all the fees associated with the loan. If a Lender will not provide a Fee Worksheet or Loan Estimate, then the Borrower needs to beware, because it is likely the Lender is trying to hide something.
As you can see Borrowers who are Interest Rate Shoppers, need to be very careful not to fall into the trap of just looking at who has the lowest Interest Rate. Some times the lowest interest rate is not the cheapest rate.
When shopping for a mortgage and choosing a lender, Borrowers should also take into consideration the Service, Availability, and Knowledge of the Loan Officer they are considering working with. But if Borrowers do nothing else when shopping for a mortgage Borrowers Need To Beware Of Costs Related To Interest Rates. If the interest rate sounds to good to be true, there are probably additional costs associated with it.
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