Summary: Refinancing is renegotiating a bank loan at a lower interest rate for a given period of time. Better understand what refinancing is and the terminology to go along with it through tips and advice from an experienced financial adviser in this free video.
Patrick Munro's affinity for investing and financial matters began more than 20 years ago with business education and service throughout the ranks of the banking, insurance and...read more
"This is financial adviser Patrick Munro. I'm talking about how does refinancing work. Refinancing is primarily where the borrower decides that he wants to approach the bank or financial institution to get better rate and terms. If that is the situation then the borrower must educate themselves about the current prevailing rates and terms and decide that they are better than the ones that he currently has. If he decides that they're better he can approach the bank and represent both himself and his property for consideration. There are costs involved for the bank to alter the rates and terms. And a various process of application and appraisal. And once those are met and the bank decides to go forward with the new decision then of course those fees are paid and a closing attorney takes care of everything. At the end of the closing the purchaser walks out with new rates and terms from the bank going forward. This is Patrick Munro discussing the terms and how to go through a refinancing."
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