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Sometimes, refinancing your mortgage can really save you money. If the payment for 4.5% with $2,500 in settlement charges is the same for 4.625% for free then you will pay the same amount of money over the length of the loan, however if you choose the loan with closing cost and you refinance before the end of your term you wasted money on the closing cost. Since the new RESPA law as of April came into effect in 2011, brokers can no longer decide how much they want to make off of the loan.

Any ad for an ARM that shows an introductory interest rate should also show how long the rate is in effect and the annual percentage rate, or APR, on the loan. Many online mortgage calculators are designed to calculate the effect of refinancing your mortgage.

When the borrower pays out of pocket for their closing costs, they are at a higher risk of losing the money they invested. In the later years of your mortgage, more of your payment applies to principal and helps build equity.

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