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So do your homework.
Fixed or Variable
When looking for the best loan, there are certain terms you will need to be familiar with. For example, mortgages generally come as either a fixed rate mortgage or a variable rate mortgage. The fixed rate loan will keep the same interest rate and monthly repayment for the whole lifetime or term of the loan. This will generally be for a period of 10, 15, 20 or 30 years. If the rate is fixed for a period, such as the first 2 or perhaps 5 years, and then reverts to a variable rate it is known as an adjustable rate mortgage or ARM.
When the ARM rate becomes adjustable, it will move up or down periodically according to a specified market index. These can include the Prime Rate, the LIBOR or the Treasury Index among others.
With the adjustable rate, some of the risk of changing interest rates that would otherwise fall on the bank is transferred to the borrower. They are therefore cheaper
averaging somewhere between 0.5% to 0.2% lower than a 30-year fixed rate mortgage. If the rate is particularly volatile or difficult to predict than a fixed rate mortgage may not even be possible.
In the majority of cases, the savings of an ARM outweigh the risks of a rising interest rate. Especially where the mortgage is for ten years or less.
Fees
Lenders may charge various fees when giving a home loan or mortgage. These include entry fees; exit fees, administration fees and lenders mortgage insurance. There are also settlement fees (closing costs) the settlement company will charge. In addition, if a third party handles the loan, it may charge other fees as well.
Banks usually charge a valuation fee, which pays for a surveyor to visit the property and ensure it is worth enough to cover the mortgage amount. This is not a full survey so it may not identify all the defects that a house buyer needs to know about. Also, it does not usually form a contract between the surveyor and the buyer, so the buyer has no right to sue if the survey fails to detect a major problem. For an extra fee, the surveyor can usually carry out a building survey or a (cheaper) "homebuyers survey" at the same time.
About the author:
Joseph Kenny is the webmaster of the loan information sites http://www.selectloans.co.uk / and also http://www.ukpersona lloanstore.co.uk. At the Personal Loan Store you can find all the different loan types explained.
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