The inauguration of Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United States, ushered in a new era of hope. In spite of the recession, the event offered so many reasons and opportunities to celebrate. As the President enters his second week in office, the economy is still the most pressing concern. Unemployment rates are on the rise and families continue to struggle to make ends meet. The new team in the White House plans to give a boost to small business owners and regular middle class Americans who are struggling, as well as restructure the stimulus plan introduced by the previous administration. It plans to offer low home mortgage rates in the hopes that it will help boost the ailing housing market. The drop in home mortgage rates have been a welcome change for those hoping to refinance or purchase a new home. For those with good credit, now is the time to secure the lowest interest rates on a home mortgage the country has seen since the 1970s.
As of the second week of January, the Federal Reserve kept its rates hovering around 0 percent. When those rates are low, it means interest rates for consumer loans and mortgages will also be low. In spite of home mortgage rate cuts, banks have adopted much more restrictive lending practices. Lending institutions and banks do not want risky borrowers. They are requiring higher credit scores, bigger down payments and cleaner credit histories. That means that fewer consumers are eligible for the lowest home mortgage rates than were just a short year ago. A consumer looking to refinance a home mortgage will be under the same scrutiny as one applying for a home mortgage for the first time. Homeowners in some real estate markets have experienced such a decrease in home prices that many owe more on their home mortgage than the home is worth. With larger amounts of equity needed to be eligible, many lenders are having to turn down home mortgage refinancing applicants for that reason alone.
Many predict that inflation will make interest rates slowly creep back up. Those who qualify would be wise to take advantage of the low rates for a home mortgage refinancing. The savings accrued by lower monthly home mortgage payments can be enough to help many consumers weather the economic storm.
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