Refinance Your Mortgage Without Paying Yield Spread Premium


by Louie Latour - Date: 2007-03-14 - Word Count: 332 Share This!

Homeowners in the United States will overpay an estimated $16 billion dollars to mortgage lenders this year in unnecessary mortgage interest. If you're not familiar with Yield Spread Premium then you are already contributing your share according to the HUD Secretary. Here are the basics of Yield Spread Premium and what you can do to avoid this unnecessary markup of your mortgage interest rate when refinancing your mortgage loan.

The majority of mortgage companies and brokers work for a commission. If these people don't sell you a mortgage loan, they don't get paid. The problem with commission based sales is that unsuspecting consumers are frequently taken advantage of by sales representatives bent on bringing in six figure salaries. It is important to understand that mortgage loans are retail products just like automobiles; just like automobiles there is a wholesale market and retail market. In the mortgage business the retail market is where mortgage companies and brokers sell loans for wholesale lenders. The bad news is that these mortgage companies and brokers earn larger commissions when they place you with a higher cost mortgage. If you can learn to recognize this when shopping for a mortgage you can save yourself thousands of dollars in unnecessary mortgage interest and fees.

So what is Yield Spread Premium? When your mortgage refinancing application was approved you qualified for a specific interest rate. Your mortgage company or broker knows what you qualified for; however for every .25% you agree to pay above this rate they are rewarded with a bonus of 1% of your loan amount. You're already paying origination fees for their part in arranging your loan. Most homeowners pay in excess of 1.5% for origination fees; however, just like a car salesman, mortgage representatives are greedy and want to squeeze every penny they can out of your loan. How can you avoid paying Yield Spread Premium? You can learn this and other costly mistakes you need to avoid when refinancing your mortgage with a free mortgage tutorial.


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