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Prepayment Penalty

What is a mortgage prepayment penalty and is it generally advisable to get a mortgage that has one?

A prepayment penalty on a mortgage allows the lender to charge a borrower additional interest, typically six months worth, when a mortgage is repaid during the penalty period, which is usually somewhere in the first three to five years of the mortgage. If a mortgage does have a prepayment penalty, this is clearly stated within the mortgage disclosures, mortgage note or prepayment penalty rider to the note. The advantage of taking a mortgage with a prepayment penalty is that it could carry a lower rate of interest or you may be permitted to take a mortgage without paying for non-recurring closing costs.

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