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If I had locked my refi rate on 4-26, can I get out of it now? It seems as if the rates have fallen enough to make a difference?

How can i get out of a lock situation? Can i not produce the remaining conditions of my loan and start with a new lender? I want to be ethical about it and not do this. by EvanHolmes75 from Athens, Georgia. May 10th 2011 Reply


Gregorio Denny (GVDenny)
#257 ranked lender in California - 380 contributions

Since you mentioned "ethics," consider this. What if your lender said:"I had locked my refi on 4-26, can I get out of it now? It seems as if rates have gone up enough to make a difference?". If you would be comfortable with that scenario, then I say you are fine to break your lock and look elsewhere.

May 10th 2011
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WAYNE BLACK (wayne.black)
#7 ranked lender in Georgia - 9 contributions

From an ethical view , you should close at the price you locked , the lender should deliver the rate you locked , even if they go up and you should close at the rate you locked even if they went down. It's pretty straight forward.

May 10th 2011
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MIKE CONVIN (mconvin)
#6 ranked lender in Delaware - 202 contributions

My recommendation is to work with your current lender and see if they can offer you a lower rate like mentioned above by mfcfed. Some lenders have the float down. You have the option to walk away as a borrower but lenders do not like to see that of course. These days lenders will only lock once out of underwriting that I am aware of. My chartered bank I work for can lock a rate immediately upon taking an application and then work with the borrower on the market should rates go back down. I just had the same scenario and borrower got the lower rate and now my bank is giving my client a credit. Rate was locked at 4.875 back on April 20th or so..rates have declined and my pricing dept has offered my borrower 4.75 no pts and a $480 credit back...so it's about negotiation in my thoughts. Should you need references, let me know.

May 11th 2011
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