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How can I get a lower mortgage rate - There are many ways to receive a lower mortgager interest rate. You can buy the rate down by paying points, you can refinance after your house has earned equity or by increasing your credit score.

Often, you can get a lower rate by choosing an Adjustable Rate Mortgage. The average homeowner lives in one house for less than 5 years. Adjustable Rate Mortgages that are fixed for 5 years before adjusting have a slightly better rate than 30 year fixed mortgages.

If for some reason you can not get a lower rate, because you do not qualify for one, then you may be able to get a lower mortgage payment. You can lower your payment by taking an interest only loan, increasng the amortization schedule (15 year fixed to a 30 year fixed), or in some cases a pay option ARM.

If you are purchasing a home one way to get a better rate is to put more money down. If you put more money down, the bank is taking less risk so the rate is lower.

If you opt to escrow your taxes and insurance your rate may be lower. Having the bank collect for taxes and insurance on a monthly basis and pay them when their due elevates one more concern and possibility for additional liens or foreclosure, so again there is less risk so a lower rate.

You may be able to seek out credit repair, prioe to obtaining a new mortgae loan. This could drastically and quickly (Depending who you use) change your credit score, and put you in a position to achieve a lower mortgage rate than you were previously quoted.

One way to get a lower rate on your mortgage is to obtain a mortgage on a buy-down program. A 2/1 buydown is a common type of buydown program. What this means is that you will have pay a fee to be able to get an initial interest rate that is 2% lower than the final interest rate for the first year of the loan, the next year the rate will go up 1% and then the 3rd year the interest rate will be fixed for the life of the loan. This type of loan helps out people who are very close to their maximum debt ratio that is permitted by the bank, and also people who may want to qualify for a little more expensive of a home.

The general rule to refinancing is that when you are able to lower your interest rate by more than a percentage point, you will exceed the cost to savings ratio.

Why is my credit score so low? - Your credit score is calculated by using several different key factors. Any one of these factors could be the reason that your credit score is lower, than you would prefer.

Sometimes just the date itself can play a factor in a low credit score. If you pull your credit right after running your card balances up but before paying them off or down, then your score will be affected. There can be many reasons for a low score.

One of the easiest ways to improve your credit score is to keep all of your credit cards under 33% of the available balance, and to use them on the regular basis. An account used and paid off monthly will lead to a higher score than an account which carries a zero balance and rarely used.

If there is an item on your credit report that negatively impact your credit scores, which you disputed with the vendor and to no avail, you may want to dispute the item with the credit bureaus. Write a letter to each of the three repositories to state your reasons. The credit bureaus will place the burden on the reporting vendor to prove their case.

Always pay your bills on time. Late pays on credit cards and especially mortgages will drag your credit scores down.

Any negative activity on your credit accounts will affect your credit score for 7 years. This includes late payments, repossessions, defaults, foreclosures and bankruptcy.

If you have co-signed a loan for someone else, their late payments or a default on that loan will affect your credit score.

The length of time in which you have had credit also affect your score.

When applying for a mortgage loan, the first credit report inquiry will be reflected as one "hit" on your report. Any other mortgage inquiries run on your credit report will not be reflected until 30 days later at which point all inquiries will be reflected on your score.

Lates on your mortgage payment will also take a heavy toll on your credit rating.

You may have a high balance to limit ratio. This means the combined balances of your outstanding debt is greater than 50% of the combined high credit limit. The greater toward 100% of your combined high credit limit you get, the more negative the affect on your credit score.

You may want to pay attention to closing old accounts and opening new accounts. In other words when you pay off a credit card account do not close that account keep it open. The length of time your accounts are open and the total number of accounts that you have can negatively affect your credit score. If you have 15 credit accounts open and they are all within 24 months old this may lower your credit score as opposed to someone who has 6 credit cards open that have all been open for 7+ years.

Often times a credit report is showing incorrect information that could be detrimental to your credit rating. Insuring that all information is reporting accurately can help keep your credit scores at a higher level. If you find any incorrect items on your credit report you should contact all 3 credit bureaus and work on correcting them.

The type of credit accounts you have will also play a part in determining your scores. You should maintain a variety of credit lines such as Auto loans, Credit cards, Mortgage, etc.