Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • intransitive verb To renegotiate or replace the financing of (a debt or asset), usually to obtain a lower interest rate.
  • intransitive verb To finance a debt or asset under new terms.

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  • verb finance To renew the terms of a loan.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb renew the financing of

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Examples

  • Another reason to refinance is to get out of an adjustable-rate mortgage, and lock in a lower rate long-term. self employed mortgage and money second mortgage rates mortgage contracting services debtor-in-possession

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  • MAGGIANO: The two others are sort of what I call refinance roulette, where someone comes in and convinces you that the way to get out of your mortgage problem is to refinance again.

    CNN Transcript Jun 30, 2007 2007

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  • Of course this assumes you are a 740+ FICO borrower with a stable job history and 45% debt to income ratio looking to do an 80% rate/term refinance on your owner occupied property.

    Mortgage News Daily - Mortgage And Real Estate News Adam Quinones 2010

  • Of course this assumes you are a 740+ FICO borrower with a stable job history and 45% debt to income ratio looking to do an 80% rate/term refinance on your owner occupied property.

    Mortgage News Daily - Mortgage And Real Estate News 2010

  • Currently as it stands these borrowers are unable to refinance their loans as the lowest loan to value any lender can do on a rate and term refinance is 97\% assuming you qualify for a FHA loan.

    Mortgage Foundation 2009

  • Purchase or rate and term refinance (no cash out and you're not paying a second mortgage / home equity loan that your obtained after your bought your home-that's considered "cash out").

    Rain City Guide 2009

  • There is limited near-term refinance risk, with no loans maturing in 2009.

    The Earth Times Online Newspaper 2009

  • A rate-and-term refinance will only include the current loan balance plus any accrued interest, closing costs incurred in the refinance, and any escrow or impound account.

    pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator 2008

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