Mortgage & Refinancing Information

What is a Remortgage?


A remortgage is changing your mortgage without moving your home. Remortgaging is the process of switching your mortgage to another lender that is offering a better deal than your current lender thereby saving money. A remortgage can also be used to raise additional finances by releasing equity in your property.

More detailed information....

When you remortgage you are ending your old mortgage deal and switching to a new one.

This normally involves switching your lender although you can sometimes change deals with your current provider. If you do remortgage with your current lender it normally involves changing your existing deal.

You can borrow from £25,000 up to £500,000. Rates are variable, depending on status.

It is important to note that there are costs attached to remortgaging such as redemption penalties. These need to be taken into account when you are considering a remortgage.

It is however worth bearing in mind that often the benefits of remortgaging can outweigh the costs involved.

A remortgage deal on your UK house or flat should offer you:

Lower & discounted interest rates

Reduction of your monthly outgoings by up to 50%

The chance to clear your existing mortgage, plus any arrears or other debts Consolidation of existing loans into one easier-to-manage monthly payment Release of equity in your house or flat for a new car, home improvements, luxury holiday etc.

No restrictions on what you do with any extra cash raised The chance to borrow more money and still find you are paying the same or even less than your current mortgage repayment.

You may freely reprint this article provided the author's biography remains intact:

John Mussi is the founder of Direct Online Loans who help UK homeowners find the best available loans via the http://www.directonlineloans.co.uk website.

  


MORE RESOURCES:

ABC News

US mortgage applications hit 8-year low
Times Online, UK - Aug 20, 2008
... mortgage applications fell to an eight-year low last week as Americans delay or abandon purchases and fewer people seek to refinance their loans. ...
US MBA's Mortgage Applications Index Fell 1.5% (Update1) Bloomberg
Mortgage application volume hits multiyear low The Associated Press
Mortgage volume fell 1.5% last week: MBA MarketWatch
USA Today - International Herald Tribune
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The Money Times

Mortgage Rates for Best Borrowers Rise as Bonds Slump (Update2)
Bloomberg - 47 minutes ago
21 (Bloomberg) -- A decline in mortgage bond prices is raising interest rates on US home loans, even for borrowers least prone to default. ...
Fannie, Freddie: Plunge then rebound CNNMoney.com
Business Highlights Forbes
Freddie and Fannie Bail-Out Imminent Sovereign Society
FT Alphaville - Forbes
all 1,798 news articles


Housing And Economic Recovery Act
Mondaq News Alerts (subscription), UK - 7 hours ago
The Act also expands the target population served by the FHA and creates the "Hope for Homeowners" voluntary FHA-insured mortgage refinance program. ...


COMMENTARY: FHA is riding to the rescue, taxpayers beware
Reuters - 2 hours ago
(Ann Schnare is an economist specializing in housing and mortgage finance. She was former senior vice president for corporate relations at Freddie Mac and ...
Consumers feel fallout from Fannie, Freddie CNNMoney.com
all 45 news articles


Housing market keeping couples together
Chicago Sun-Times, United States - 3 hours ago
If one wants to keep the home, it's difficult to refinance the mortgage so the departing spouse can be cut loose from the debt. And evaporated home equity ...


Winston-Salem Journal

A Treasury bailout of Fannie and Freddie is all but a foregone ...
FT Alphaville, UK - 11 hours ago
Failure to refinance would be an immediate signal to the Treasury to step in; it would force its hand. Mish Shedlock notes that $225bn is an aweful lot to ...
Rising Cost of Debt Stokes Fears Wall Street Journal
Freddie And Fannie Bailout Fears Mount Investor's Business Daily (subscription)
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Boston Globe

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Newsday, NY - Aug 20, 2008
They can't refinance because housing prices in those markets have nose-dived, and lenders are now demanding full documentation of income and assets. ...
FDIC to offer better terms on thousands of IndyMac mortgages MarketWatch
FDIC Details Rescue Plan for Homeowners With IndyMac Mortgages ABA Journal
all 348 news articles


Combating the mortgage crisis
Bridgeport News, CT - 3 hours ago
She is based in Bridgeport and currently has 70 clients trying to refinance with her assistance. “We have relationships with the lenders,†Latorre said. ...


HeyJoJo.com Relaunches Contact Management Solution and New Social ...
PR-CANADA.net (press release), Montenegro - 3 hours ago
“I made $45000 in commission income on $5000000 in refinance volume. I could not have taken advantage of this opportunity without HeyJoJo.com,†said ...


Buyers flock to FHA, government-backed loans
Inman.com (subscription), CA - Aug 18, 2008
... by raising loan limits and creating new products that allow borrowers who are behind on their existing mortgage refinance into more affordable loans. ...

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