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2. 6 ways to get the lowest rate on your next mortgage - AOL

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   The lender offers a high discount rate per point (rates generally range from 0.125% to 0.25%). You will still have enough cash for at least a 20% down payment and your closing costs.

3. Mortgage points: What are they and how do they work? - AOL

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   In this example, the borrower bought two discount points costing 1 percent of the loan principal, or $3,200 each. By buying two points for $6,400 upfront, the borrower’s interest rate shrank to ...

4. How to get the best refinance rate on your mortgage - AOL

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   Keep in mind that approval and your actual rate offer will also depend on your home, location and current mortgage rate trends. Improve your credit score. Compare refinance rates. Buy points to ...

5. Discount points - Wikipedia

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   By charging a borrower points, a lender effectively increases the yield on the loan above the amount of the stated interest rate. Borrowers can offer to pay a lender points as a method to reduce the interest rate on the loan, thus obtaining a lower monthly payment in exchange for this up-front payment. For each point purchased, the loan rate is ...

6. Mortgage Points: What Exactly Are They? - AOL

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   In most cases, a mortgage point is 1% of your mortgage loan amount, purchased at closing, that reduces your interest rate by 0.25%. On a $300,000 loan at 7% interest, one point would cost $3,000 ...

7. Seller's points - Wikipedia

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   Buyers can use seller's points to pay for prepaid costs, mortgage interest or temporary rate buydowns. [3] This means that if you have money in savings that you must retain, you could ask the seller to pay for a 1 to 2 percent interest rate reduction for a year or prepay your interest, homeowner’s association fees or homeowner’s insurance for a set period.