No Closing Cost Refinance and No Cost Refinace Basics

No closing cost refinances loans are one of the1) The 3rd party closing costs (title insurance,
best ways for you to save money when youescrow, appraisal, etc.)
refinance. Why pay thousands of dollars in closing2) Points you pay to buy down your rate.
costs if you don't have to? With a no cost / noIf a borrower takes out a loan for $300,000 at
points loan or a no closing cost mortgage, the5.75% with $2750 in closing costs they will make
broker will pay all closing costs! You keep thea monthly payment of $1751 per month.
$2000 - $3000 you would usually pay in closingCompare this to a borrower who takes out a
costs as they are paid by the broker. More$300,000 loan with NO Closing costs at 6.00%
importantly, because there are no costs paid inwith a monthly payment of $1799. The person
your refinance, we will continue to refinance yourtaking out the No Closing Cost Refinance will pay
rate lower and lower as the market moves downan extra $48 per month, but will have saved
with no costs. Every time rates go lower, you$2750 in closing costs. This means that unless the
can lower your rate with no costs, even if ratesborrower is in the loan longer than the break even
only go down .25%.point of the Closing Costs - $2750 divided by the
The key to no cost loans is the "break evenMonthly Savings - $48 which equals 57 (weeks)
point". When you refinance with no costs youror 4.75 years than the No Cost Loan makes the
rate may be about .25% higher and this meansmost sense. If the borrower is going to be in the
that you will have a slightly higher payment, butloan for longer than 4.75 years than paying closing
this works to your advantage as shown below.costs and possibly points makes the most sense.
There are two components to closing costs: