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What kind of interest rate will you get on your loan? - hypotheque montreal quebec

By: marksteed

You may be concerned/worried about the rate you are going to pay on your mortgage, but you don’t understand how the rate is fixed/determined, and if there is anything you can do about it.

There are some factors that determine the interest rate that you can control, and some that are completely out of your control. It is a good idea to recognize/know the difference.

The first and foremost determinant of the interest rate on a loan is the credit worthiness/standing of the borrower. If you just talk to your neighbor about taking out a mortgage/home loan, you will probably hear, “well, I hope you have a good FICO score.”

The concept, in a general way, is fairly simple. Agencies rate you for banks/lending institutions to let them know whether or not you are a good risk to lend money to. If you have high income, with a steady job/good job history, and have never had any problems paying back any loans, you will have a high/good FICO score - pret hypotecaire.

The next determinant that will influence your interest rate is the size of the deposit/down payment you are putting on the property/your home.

First of all, you are putting your own money/funds into the project; this gives the bank confidence that you are confident enough in paying back the mortgage/loan that you have committed sizeable upfront funds as a deposit/down payment.

So a higher deposit/down payment will result in a lower rate. The problems most home buyers have, however, is deciding between saving the deposit and continuing to pay rent. The longer you pay rent, the longer you can wait and put funds aside/save the money for the down payment, but couldn’t rent money just as well be a mortgage payment?

Another important factor in the determination of a loan rate is the maturity of the loan/mortgage. If a bank has to commit for a longer time/period, they are going to price that additional exposure into the loan rate.

Therefore, if you take a shorter term mortgage such as a five or ten year maturity, you will get a better/lower rate than you would for a 25 or 30 year mortgage. The downside to this concept is that, if rates are on the rise, you will have to pay more each time you renew your five year/short term mortgage, instead of having a steady rate for 25 years.

And here is another factor that will determine interest rates, one you can do nothing about. That is the interest rate market. Since banks/lending institutions have to borrow on other markets in order to lend mortgage money, the cost of their money goes up and down. This is a complex/complicated topic that is constantly under study, whether the interest rate market is headed up or down.

Most people would rather take a chance on a fixed rate that can’t go up/increase, than a rate that changes periodically. Even if rates go down, they feel the risk is better to have a locked in rate than a fluctuating/changing rate - pret hypotecaire.

The last factor that can influence the rate on your loan is the size of the loan itself. Banks are limited as to the size of their loan portfolio, and if your loan/mortgage is sizeable, they will be adding a lot of risk to their portfolio and will expect a higher return for that higher risk.

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