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It may be possible to refinance your home if you do not have equity. I have done many of these loans. There are currently programs for both Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae that will allow you to refinance even if there is not equity. There are Loan to Value limits, but they are well over 100%.
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Can I refinance my mortgage if I have low equity in my house?
Yes it is possible to refinance your house if you have low equity. But you must have at least 20 percent equity before your refinance will be apporoved.
Can you refinance with no job but a lot of equity?
You typicaly can't refinance without any source of income. Lenders will bot borrow to those who dont have the capacity to repay the debt.
What are the advantages of equity refinance?
Some advantages of using equity to refinance is that one can take a small amount from their equity to pay off other bills or to refinance ones mortgage. One can also use ones home equity to make home improvements.
With whom can refinance home equity loans be arranged?
Home equity loans can be done through a person's personal bank, or though a the company which sold the house. And the person who owns, or in the process of owning the house is the one that can ask for an equity loan.
When you refinance your home do you lose your equity?
No, you should keep the equity in your home
Can you refinance home equity loan without touching the first loan?
That's what a refinance is changing the terms. However, if you have equity, can get a 2d as alternative.
Where can one find online home equity vs refinance discussions?
The Bankrate website has a lot of information regarding home equity versus refinance discussions. Use the search function for "Refinance vs. home equity loans" for a list of results.
What are the rules for equity loan refinance in the UK?
The rules for equity loan refinance in the UK are that consumers have a right to cancer a equity loan up to three days after signing a contract for an equity loan. This new rule is called the right of rescission.
Can you refinance your house after getting a home equity line of credit?
Technically, yes, but the home equity line of credit is a lien against your home and will have to be paid off when you refinance the house. In reality, many people find that the unpaid balance on the HELOC, plus the unpaid balance on the original mortgage, exceeds the amount the bank will lend on the refinance. Before you apply for the refinance, just talk with your lender. They can probably walk you through the numbers on the phone and determine pretty quickly whether or not you have enough equity to refinance. If you bought your home several years ago, you may have to have an appraisal done to find out the maximum amount the bank will lend.
If your ex was court-directed to pay off your home-equity loan in the divorce can you sell the house without using your own equity to pay off the loan if he cannot refinance or pay in a lump sum?
Since the house was used as collatoral for the loan you would have to use your equity in the house to pay off the loan.
What are the advantages of equity?
Some advantages of using equity to refinance is that one can take a small amount from their equity to pay off other bills or to refinance ones mortgage. One can also use ones home equity to make home improvements.
Why is it bad to do a 100 percent refinance?
If you refinance and you don't have enough equity in your home, then you are paying refinance fees and adding to your debt, plus your house isn't worth what you are paying so there is more liability to the bank. Banks don't like to take risks on the owner defaulting since they rarely get what the house is worth if they have to foreclose.
