Mortgage refinancing
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You currently have a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage financed at 7.25% on a $200,000 home. There are 25 years remaining on the mortgage. Your banker friend tells you that for a small fee (2% of the principal borrowed), you can refinance the remaining balance of your mortgage at a fixed rate of 5.75% for 25 years. What is the present value of the benefit (savings) to refinancing?
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The expert calculates the present value of the benefit (savings) to refinancing. The fixed-rate mortgage financed is examined.
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"You currently have a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage financed at 7.25% on a $200,000 home. There are 25 years remaining on the mortgage. Your banker friend tells you that for a small fee (2% of the principal borrowed), you can refinance the remaining balance of your mortgage at a fixed rate of 5.75% for 25 years. What is the present value of the benefit (savings) to refinancing?
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Step 1:
Find the equalized annual payments on the $200,000 home
Calculate PVIFA(Present Value Interest Factor for an ...
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