Refinancing Advice Ethical or Unethical

by Drew
(New York, NY USA)

Refinancing advice regarding a mortgage rate lock from a reader... Ethical Or Unethical - What Would You Do? Depending on my relationship with my mortgage broker and the variation in the rates I would get for switching after locking my rate, I’d probably stick with my original broker.

I always try to time my major financial decisions to work with the market, not against it, and so I can’t imagine that I’d have a record-high mortgage rate when others are in the basement.

Chances are, a solid relationship with a mortgage broker I know and can trust is more valuable than an adjusted mortgage rate.

Also, I think the next time I needed to get a mortgage, I could leverage my loyalty for a better rate in the future, considering I remained with my broker even though I could have moved on to a better deal.

Good relationships are very hard to come by, and getting a different lender to process my refinance could take weeks more. I don’t really have a lot of concern for ethics in dealing with mortgage brokers because of the way the world works; people who move around interest rates get paid for the work that other people are doing. However, it would be a tough break for any broker to have a project they spent weeks on fall through. Also, I generally avoid conflict at all costs, so I’d be unlikely to “betray” a mortgage lender in such a way.



Hi Drew,

I always appreciated the loyalty of my clients and went the extra mile to get them their best mortgage rate, even after locking. Your refinancing advice makes a good point: "Good relationships are very hard to come by."

I hope you'll come back to my website Get Your Best Mortgage Rate again in the future. Of course, all of my information is free.

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