Posts tagged Refinance

5 Reasons to Refinance Your Mortgage

With the current economic conditions, everyone’s wallets are very tight.  The upside to this economic downturn can be found in your mortgage payments to help improve your cash flow.  Here are the five reasons to refinance your mortgage.

  1. Interest rates are currently at an all-time low, but when the economy starts picking up again, which  it will, interest rates will continue to rise.  So the longer you wait, the higher the interest rates will get.  The lower your interest rate, the more cash you will have in your hands.
  2. With interest rates being this low, its a good idea to change your loan program.  For those who has ARM(Adjustable Rate Mortgage), you should probably  switch to FRM(Fixed Rate Mortgage) because it is highly unlikely that mortgage rates will be as low as it is today.
  3. With lower interest rates, you will have lower monthly payments.  If you can maintain the same monthly payment, with a lower interest rate, you will be able to build equity faster.
  4. Refinancing your mortgage term from 30 year loan to 15 year loan might also be more affordable with lower interest rates.  The lower your mortgage term, the faster you can pay off your mortgage.
  5. Your equity will continue to rise in a much faster rate, this will allow you to pay off your child’s college tuition, pay off credit card or buy yourself a nice vacation home you’ve always wanted.

Delinquencies Continues to Rise In Fannie Mae’s Portfolio

Wall Street Journal reports Fannie Mae’s delinquencies rise further in August.

Fannie Mae (FNM) said delinquencies in its mortgage portfolio continued to rise, showing a potential plateau in the woes has yet to arrive.

It and smaller sibling Freddie Mac (FRE) were put into conservatorship a year ago by the federal government amid fears of mounting losses at the companies.

Fannie said Friday that August serious delinquencies, or those at least 90 days behind, rose to 4.45% on single-family homes from 4.17% in July and 1.57% a year earlier. Fannie’s delinquencies have been worse than Freddie’s.

The report also showed that Fannie’s mortgage portfolio grew 1.7% in September to $792.68 billion, or a 22% annual rate. Its book of business, which includes mortgage-backed securities and other guarantees, rose $13.6 billion to $3.24 trillion. Its annualized growth rate was 5.2% for the month.

In addition, Fannie’s net commitments to purchase mortgages more than doubled in September to $69.67 billion after August’s 69% month-on-month tumble. Fannie and Freddie are key mortgage financiers.

Fannie shares closed Friday at $1.08. The stock is up 42% this year.