Best Mortgage Rate
This is the most difficult topic related to mortgages and it will continue to be confusing until the laws in Canada are changed to require consistency on how lending institutions charge their penalties. Most lenders charge an early payoff penalty on closed mortgages if the debt is paid prior to the maturity of the term. The lending institution must describe the penalty they could charge on the mortgage document. The most common penalty is: The greater of three months interest penalty OR the interest rate differential. In other words, whichever amount is the larger of these two figures will be your penalty. Other kinds of penalties are listed below. Three Months Interest Penalty If you are paying off your mortgage before the maturity date, most lending institutions charge three months interest penalty (or an interest differential penalty). Your present mortgage balance is multiplied by your current interest rate and multiplied by three. · ...