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To: brownsfan

We have a small mtg. we took out to put an addition on. It’s about 40,000 and the rate is close to 5.1 for a 15 year. I happened to be talking to my bank yesterday and asked if they thought rates were going to go low enough for it to be worth it to refinance. She quoted me a rate similar to yours, but with no closing costs. They are a reputable 5 star bank, so you might want to take a look at their rates: http://www.thirdfederal.com/. BTW, she said, wait, we might see rates even lower.


18 posted on 12/17/2008 12:22:33 PM PST by Dawn531
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To: Dawn531

Make sure there are no fees bundled in. My guess is you could get lower but with no fees they are giving you 4.875%. Make sure there are no doc stamps with your county or recording fees.

$40,000 at 5.1% is almost not worth it unless you can get maybe around 4.375% with no fees. Her advice to wait is probably good.

To the original poster - 4.875% in the current environment is not a great deal on a 30 year. I refied about $150,000 4 years ago or so at 4.75% on a 15 year.


36 posted on 12/17/2008 12:37:27 PM PST by Frantzie
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To: Dawn531
>>> no closing costs <<<
That is pretty good. Are there any catches?
66 posted on 01/13/2009 6:17:09 AM PST by Kid Shelleen (Barack the Messiah: Never in the field of US politics have so many waited so long for so little.)
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