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Six Ways to Shop for a Refinance

While the essential elements of shopping for a mortgage are the same for a purchase or refinance , the refinancing process usually starts with a decision to either improve your cash flow or change your debt profile, says Russ Anderson, a centralized sales executive with Bank of America in Los Angeles. He says you should determine your goal for refinancing before you meet with a mortgage professional.Once you've decided whether you want to reduce your mortgage payments or pay off your loan faster, you can begin shopping for a lender and a loan."The average consumer shops for a refinance like they're shopping for a flat-screen TV," says Barry Habib, chief market strategist for Residential Finance Corp. in Columbus, Ohio. Everyone's price conscious, he says, but not everyone does their homework to determine which product best suits their short and long-term goals.6 steps to refinance shoppingNo. 1: Start online. Deborah Ames Naylor, executive vice president of Pentagon Federal Credit Unio...

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