Explanation of the Margin

 

  • The "Margin" is how the Lender makes their "profit".  I.e., if the Margin is 2.95%, the Lender will always make 2.95% of the existing loan amount regardless of what the monthly Index does.  If the Index goes up, the Lender only earns 2.95%, if the Index goes down they only earn 2.95% of the new loan balance. 
     
  •  The Margin directly effects the monthly :
     
    • Principal and Interest (P.I.) payment or (Index + Margin x outstanding loan balance)
    • Fully-Indexed Rate (Index + Margin)
    • Scheduled payment  or (Index + Margin x outstanding loan balance)

       All of these "Rates" or "payments" are the same, but they can be known by different names. 
       
  • The Margin is fixed for the life of your loan (after your loan is locked in.)
     
  • You will find the different Margin choices on the "Rate Sheet" hyper-link.

 

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