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Interest Only Loan Rates

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For conforming California loan rates, interest is running between 6.125% and 6.250%. The annual percentage rates are 7.390% down to 6.363%. (The lower interest rate carries the higher APR.) These California loan rates apply to loans equal to or less than $417,000.00 and go up to a period of 30 years fixed.

For jumbo California loan rates, interest is running between 5.750% and 6.375%. The annual percentage rates are 7.282% down to 6.479%. (The lower interest rate carries the higher APR.) These California loan rates apply to loans greater than $417,000.00.

There are also low down payment mortgages associated with low California loan rates. A low down payment mortgage rate, 30 year fixed, can range from 0% to 20% and carry an interest rate of 6.875% (7.049% APR) to 6.250% (6.367% APR). While a 5 year ARM carries interest rates as follows: with a down payment of 0% (7.627% APR) to 20% (7.174% APR).

While all these California loan rates sound good, beware. The Federal Government says that lenders have been making too many risky loans and have attempted to rein them in by raising mortgage rates. But it is thought that this arrangement will only be a temporary ?fix' and that mortgage rates will drop again. So you may yet have time to get a good California loan rate before lenders renege on some of their risky loan deals or decide to tighten up their underwriting rules, but you may not have much time. In the meantime, mortgage rates go up and down almost daily---and that can cost you plenty!

This should motivate you to speed your mortgage application through as quickly as possible. You will have a better chance at the home you really want if you can get your loan approved quickly. Because, as you know, the lower the interest rates, the more house you can afford to purchase. With a lower California loan rate, you might be able to afford a home that costs $250,000.00 as opposed to a home you would have to settle for at $200,000.00. Take advantage of the lower interest rates now before it all changes.

Copyright (c) 2006 Darren Dunner

Interest Only Loan Rates

Loan rates have increased by something like 0.5 per cent in the last 3 months alone and so borrowing money with an unsecured loan will cost you far more today than it did before Christmas.

People thinking about consolidating their debts with a loan should seriously consider the affordability but especially when banks are increasing the costs of borrowing seemingly every month. Certainly a good point to consider would be applying for only a fixed rate product so that you can guarantee no further interest rate rises will affect the repayments on your loan, costing you less in the long run.

Also consider the fact that you may be able, in the future, to repay your loan in full. Make sure the loan product has no early redemption penalties where you are penalised with a fee or further interest charges for repaying your loan in full before the term of the loan.

Of course there is no guarantee that your loan application will be accepted, if you have recently applied for a loan and have not been successful it might be best to ask yourself why? Can you really afford the repayments? What if you loose your job? And so on…

If you are insistent on getting a loan then you must bear in mind that the riskier a potential customer you are to a bank the more it will cost you in interest and ultimately the total amount you repay.

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