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How this is calculated
The new loan repays the existing balance, funds the cash and absorbs the closing costs. The cost people miss is that the whole balance reprices: taking 60,000 out of a 290,000 loan at 4.25 percent means the other 290,000 now also pays the new higher rate. On a large rate gap the extra interest on the existing balance can dwarf the interest on the cash itself, which is why a home equity line, which leaves the first mortgage alone, is often cheaper.
Worked examples
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60,000 cash out
- Home value
- $520,000.00
- Current mortgage balance
- $290,000.00
- Current rate
- 4.25%
- Years left on the current loan
- 22
- Cash to take out
- $60,000.00
- New rate
- 6.75%
- New term
- 30
- Closing costs
- 2.5%
- Maximum loan to value
- 80%
New loan amount$358,750.00
350,000 x 2.5%; 520,000 x 0.8 less 290,000
Open this exampleno cash out is a plain refinance
- Home value
- $520,000.00
- Current mortgage balance
- $290,000.00
- Current rate
- 4.25%
- Years left on the current loan
- 22
- Cash to take out
- $0.00
- New rate
- 6.75%
- New term
- 30
- Closing costs
- 2.5%
- Maximum loan to value
- 80%
New loan amount$297,250.00
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What it assumes
- Both loans held to term, which overstates the interest difference if you sell.
What it deliberately does not model
- A HELOC or second mortgage leaves the first mortgage rate intact and is often cheaper for cash.
- Resetting to a new 30 year term extends the debt even where the rate is similar.
- Interest deductibility depends on what the cash is used for.
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Frequently asked questions
- Why is the cash so expensive?
- Because the whole balance reprices at the new rate, not just the cash. When your existing rate is well below market, that repricing costs more than the cash does.
- Is a HELOC better?
- Often, when your first mortgage rate is low. A second lien leaves that rate alone and prices only the new borrowing.