Refinance

Refinance Options

Refinancing replaces your current mortgage with a new loan, often to adjust payment, change term, or use available equity.

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What refinancing means

You pay off your existing loan with a new mortgage. The new loan has its own rate, term, and closing costs.

Rate-and-term refinance

Adjust your interest rate, loan length, or both — without taking cash out at closing.

Cash-out refinance

Borrow more than your current balance and receive the difference as cash, increasing your loan amount.

Debt consolidation refinance

Some homeowners use refinancing to consolidate higher-rate debts. Carefully consider the long-term cost of secured debt.

When refinancing may make sense

If new terms align with your goals — lower payment, shorter term, switch loan type, or accessing equity for a specific purpose.

Break-even point

Compare estimated monthly savings to closing costs to see how long it takes to recover the upfront expense.

This page is educational. Eligibility, rates, and savings depend on credit, equity, income, property type, lender guidelines, and market conditions.
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