Lower Your Mortgage Interest Rate by Avoiding Yield Spread Premium When Refinancing


by Louie Latour - Date: 2007-03-17 - Word Count: 271 Share This!

If you're like many homeowners in the United States, you've never heard of Yield Spread Premium. If this is you, according to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development you're contributing to the $16 billion dollars homeowners will overpay this year. Here are several tips to help you lower your interest rate and avoid paying Yield Spread Premium when refinancing your mortgage.

Yield Spread Premium is the markup of your mortgage interest rate by the company or broker that originates your loan. Loan originators do this because they are paid by the wholesale lender for placing you in higher costs loans. When a wholesale mortgage lender approves your application you are qualified for a specific mortgage interest rate. Your mortgage company knows the rate you qualified for but marks it up because they receive one percent of your loan amount for each quarter point more you agree to pay.

It is common to see as much as .75 percent markup on your mortgage rate, sometimes even more. This markup results in paying thousands of dollars in unnecessary mortgage interest. You can avoid paying Yield Spread Premium if you make it a priority when shopping for a lender. Check the weekly yield posted on Fannie Mae's website to find out what current mortgage rates are and you'll have leverage when negotiating with your Mortgage Company or broker. Tell your loan representative that you will pay all necessary settlement costs and a reasonable fee for the origination but will not pay any markup of your mortgage interest rate. You can learn more about refinancing your mortgage while avoiding costly mistakes with a free mortgage tutorial.


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