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The refinance ‘Seniority Tax’: How a flawed system and aggressive lenders leave older homeowners overpaying for their mortgage Original

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By John Puterbaugh Verified
| Bankrate Verified
Table of contents Mortgage refinance overpayment rises with your age Aggressive lenders aim to ‘sell refi’ to seniors What else contributes to higher refinance costs for seniors How to push back on a costly or unnecessary refinance pitch When longtime mortgage loan officer Hillary Moussali worked at a local Chase bank branch, an elderly man walked in holding a mail advertisement with the bank’s name, promising “super low” refinancing rates.
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Homebuying in America: Unexpected costs drained her savings. A refinance helped her regain control Original

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By Katie Kelton Verified, John Puterbaugh Verified
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Table of contents Setting the scene on homebuying Behind her homebuying experience What this means for you Her homeownership dream Crystin Liboma’s childhood dream was to own a home. At 26 years old, she moved out of her parents’ house into her first home purchase in Delaware. Then, she was slammed with major home repairs that left her struggling to pay her mortgage and several thousand dollars in credit card debt.
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Most homebuyers overpay for their mortgage. Here’s where it’s costing them the most

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By Alex Gailey Verified, John Puterbaugh Verified
| Bankrate Verified
Illustration by Clay Laucella/Bankrate Table of contents Where homebuyers are overpaying the most Mortgage overpayments by metro Why are homebuyers overpaying? 4 ways to avoid overpaying your mortgage If you have a mortgage, you are almost certainly overpaying for it – by more than $3,300 per year, to be exact.
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