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Old 11-22-2006, 10:30 AM
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Default Re: Get rid of home equity or car loan?

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Originally Posted by getoutofdebt
Is this really a good idea? I've been paying the first mortgage and home equity loan since I've had the house for 4 years and the first mortgage has already a fixed rate of 6.375%. Why would they recommend refinancing instead of just paying off the home equity loan? I feel like I'm getting the run around because I've already paid 4 years worth of interest on the 1st mortgage to get into another one for the same term and not much saving in the interest rate?
my guess is they're making money on the fees for the consolidation and hoping that you'll be awed by the 0.2% interest rate reduction! if it were me i'd just pay off the equity loan, and then roll the payments you'd been making on that onto the regular mortgage...
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