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Unlike the potential credit ramifications of closing a credit card account, finishing your mortgage payments is more akin to closing student or auto loans, with only a minor effect, if any, on your credit.
How do I request a payoff letter? To get a payoff letter, ask your lender for an official payoff statement. Call or write to customer service or make the request online. While logged into your account, look for options to request or calculate a payoff amount, and provide details such as your desired payoff date.
There's a process to getting the mortgage payoff statement. First, you'll need to contact your lender and let them know you want the information. Depending on your lender, you may have to sign in to an online account, call a helpline, or send a formal letter to start the request process.
Under federal law, the servicer must generally send you a payoff statement within seven business days of your request, subject to a few exceptions. (12 C.F.R. § 1026.36.)
First, you'll need to contact your lender and let them know you want the information. Depending on your lender, you may have to sign in to an online account, call a helpline, or send a formal letter to start the request process.
Here's another way to look at it. One mortgage discount point may reduce your interest rate by up to 0.25%. So, if your mortgage rate is 5%, one discount point would lower your rate to 4.75%, two points would lower the rate to 4.5%, and so on.