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Can I tell the lender how to apportion weekly payments on my mortgage
I have a mortgage on which the monthly payments are about $700. My
bank allows me to pay the lender on a regular weekly basis. I set it up to pay them $200/week. The bank is apportioning all of the weekly payment to principal. I called them and asked them to apportion first to the interest due since the last payment then to principal so that I would not fall behind on principal. They refused to do so saying that the option is not available. I called the Office of Thrift Supervision to see if they can refuse to apportion the funds according to my wishes but had to leave a message. Does anyone here know if they can refuse my request? I'm trying to pay off the loan faster and not use their biweekly system for which they want to be paid. Of course it is in their interest to refuse my request but I think as a borrower I have the right to direct the apportioning of my payments. There may be a contractual issue in the mortgage contract but I don't have it at hand right now as I'm on the road. Thanks for any information anyone might have. Mike |
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Can I tell the lender how to apportion weekly payments on my mortgage
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Mike Maas wrote: I have a mortgage on which the monthly payments are about $700. My bank allows me to pay the lender on a regular weekly basis. I set it up to pay them $200/week. Just pay $867/month. Problem solved. Dimitri |
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Can I tell the lender how to apportion weekly payments on my mortgage
I have a mortgage on which the monthly payments are about $700. My
bank allows me to pay the lender on a regular weekly basis. I set it up to pay them $200/week. Pay the mortgage on a MONTHLY schedule, like the bank wants. It is then obvious that part of it is for interest, and part for principal, but you should enclose insructions like: Regular payment: $700 (some of this will be principal, also) Additional principal: $120 (My mortgage had payment slips you were supposed to enclose with the payment and could indicate such things on it. They had a nasty habit of apportioning things to ESCROW unless otherwise directed, which saves you nothing on interest at all.) I'm trying to pay off the loan faster and not use their biweekly system for which they want to be paid. Making more frequent payments probably wastes more money on stamps and envelopes than you save in interest. And you get lots of headache from the bank when they misunderstand your intentions, intentionally or otherwise. Biweekly is a crock, even if it's free. It's paying MORE, FASTER, that saves on interest. "Biweekly" plans try hard to make you not notice that there are 26 1/2-month payments in a year, not 24, and THAT's where the savings come from. Gordon L. Burditt |
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Can I tell the lender how to apportion weekly payments on my mortgage
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Gordon Burditt wrote: Making more frequent payments probably wastes more money on stamps and envelopes than you save in interest. Most mortgages compound monthly, so you save NOTHING by making payments to principal more frequently than once per month. YMMV. Dimitri |
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