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. E. m' y, G( p) v% \1 B 目前银行的SECURED LINE OF CREDIT 都是PRIME+1%, 亦即3.5%, 如果MORTGAGE RATE 高于3.5%, 并且您有可用的LOC 额度, 同时房屋贷款有提前还款的额度(勿需缴纳罚金), 那这个方法就是可行的。
5 p: P1 y0 f4 O: @$ Y0 JShould be Ok... 4 k8 I" W2 M$ a8 J1 Y+ _ % s3 z# O) I: U( c5 b fAnd no worry about the risk of the prime going up. actually, you can borrow the money from your mortgage to pay your line of credit when the prime is higher than mortgage rate.
原帖由 Jevons 于 2009-3-11 15:29 发表 5 h$ J& q& T1 ]" a K x; ^( `# w7 ~
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* k7 k4 d) p, t+ M/ b# j7 yAnd no worry about the risk of the prime going up. actually, you can borrow the money from your mortgage to pay your line of credit when the prime is higher than mortgage rate ...
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No extra cost as far as I know....but should talk to your bank first. every bank has different policy.
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Prime rate is not base rate: for example, the prime is 2.5%, but most banks's base rate is 4% to 5%...