I bought a single family home in 2020 and I received a rate of 3.125% for a 30 year fixed loan with a 15% down payment. I pay a PMI every month. Should I consider refinancing and consider a 15 year loan? I also would like to get rid of my PMI. My credit score is a above 720. What are some costs I should consider if I refinance?

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If you can refinance such that your equity is >20% then it may be worth it. May need to be a little higher, depending on the lender. Other option is to just pay down the loan to the point that the principal is sufficient to cancel PMI. You may end up paying a whole bunch of fees to refinance (it depends on the lender and amount of loan) which could make the pay-down option (if your lender permits it) more attractive. Have to get the quotes and run the numbers to be sure. Maybe there is a third option to just get reappraised if you think the house has gone up enough in value. Talk to your lender to see what the options are.

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Thank you, I am going to try to do the same!

How much is your PMI? Mine is only about $850 a year so I don’t think it’s too bad.

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Mine is $720 a year so not bad but I still don’t want to pay it if I don’t have to esp when I can comfortably not have to.

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