How to Work With Your Bank to Lower Your Mortgage

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Tip 1 - How to Work With a Bank to Lower Your Mortgage

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Robert Gregory | permalink

Homeowners who are having financial troubles perhaps due to an illness or a job layoff can find it increasingly difficult to make their monthly mortgage payments on time. The Federal Trade Commission ...

For further reading: http://homeguides.sfgate.com/work-bank-lower-mortgage-2369.html ^[1]

Tip 2 - Four ways to lower your mortgage rate

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by kristin bloomquist | permalink

If you’re looking to save some money, look no further than your mortgage. After all, that loan is probably your biggest monthly expense -- and rates are at record lows.

For further reading: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/four-ways-to-lower-your-mortgage-rate-2010-08-25 ^[2]

Tip 3 - Get a Better Mortgage Rate Without Refinancing

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by ANN CUNNIFF | permalink

Some lenders may be willing to reduce their interest rate without changing other mortgage terms to keep a good borrower from refinancing elsewhere.
Tags: Investing,Personal Finance,Interest rate,lenders,mortgage rates,Refinancing

For further reading: http://www.forbes.com/sites/moneybuilder/2012/08/14/get-a-better-mortgage-rate-without-refinancing/ ^[3]

Tip 4 - Lowering interest rate w/o refinancing?

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Ken Minor | permalink

If I tell the bank who issued my mortgage that I am thinking about refinancing elsewhere, will they offer to lower my interest rate to stay? Does this ever happen?

For further reading: http://ask.metafilter.com/163567/Lowering-interest-rate-wo-refinancing ^[4]

Tip 5 - Four ways to negotiate a better deal with your bank

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by Kees van Dorp | permalink

Keen to access a better interest rate, more flexibility and extra features on your home loan? Save yourself the hassle and the paperwork and instead of refinancing, negotiate with your current lender for a better deal.

For further reading: http://www.yourmortgage.com.au/article/four-ways-to-negotiate-a-better-deal-with-your-bank-119628.aspx ^[5]

Tip 6 - Five Ways To Lower Your Mortgage Payment

Published: 9 years, 6 month(s) ago | Submitted by joblinux | permalink

There are two kinds of homebuyers: those for whom the sales price is the main consideration, and those who are mostly concerned with what it will cost them per month. If you've already bought a house, there isn't anything you can do about the sales price. But there may be ways to lower what you shell out monthly.
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For further reading: http://realtytimes.com/consumeradvice/mortgageadvice1/item/33314-20150306-five-ways-to-lower-your-mortgage-payment ^[6]