According to money.CNN.com, with mortgage rates near 35-year lows, you may be able to cut your payments sharply by refinancing your loan. To qualify for the best rates, you need a credit score of 740 or higher and usually at least 20% equity. Even if you have to settle for a higher rate, a new loan may save you money. The main consideration is whether you will live in your home long enough to offset the refinance closing costs. Your current mortgage payment is $1,578.50 per month, with a balance of $219,800. Suppose you have a chance to refinance at a certain bank with a 30-year, 5.75% mortgage. The closing costs of the loan are application fee, $90; credit report, $165; title insurance, 0.4% of the amount financed; title search, $360; and attorney's fees, $570. You plan to live in your home for at least four more years. Use the Mortgage Refinancing Worksheet to see if it makes sense to refinance your mortgage. (a) What is your currently monthly mortgage (in $)? $ (b) Using this table, ( TABLE ATTACHED) what is your new monthly mortgage payment (in $) if you decide to refinance? (Round your answer to the nearest cent.) $ (c) What is your monthly savings (in $) if you decide to refinance? (Round your answer to the nearest cen

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Table 14-1: Monthly Payments to Amortize Principal and Interest per $1,000 Financed

Monthly Payments
(Necessary to amortize a loan of $1,000)

Interest Rate (%)	5 Years	10 Years	15 Years	20 Years	25 Years	30 Years	35 Years	40 Years
3.50	18.19	9.89	7.15	5.80	5.01	4.49	4.13	3.87
3.75	18.30	10.01	7.27	5.93	5.14	4.63	4.28	4.03
4.00	18.42	10.12	7.40	6.06	5.28	4.77	4.43	4.18
4.25	18.53	10.24	7.52	6.19	5.42	4.92	4.58	4.34
4.50	18.64	10.36	7.65	6.33	5.56	5.07	4.73	4.50
4.75	18.76	10.48	7.78	6.46	5.70	5.22	4.89	4.66
5.00	18.87	10.61	7.91	6.60	5.85	5.37	5.05	4.82
5.25	18.99	10.73	8.04	6.74	5.99	5.52	5.21	4.99
5.50	19.10	10.85	8.17	6.88	6.14	5.68	5.37	5.16
5.75	19.22	10.98	8.30	7.02	6.29	5.84	5.54	5.33
6.00	19.33	11.10	8.44	7.16	6.44	6.00	5.70	5.50
6.25	19.45	11.23	8.57	7.31	6.60	6.16	5.87	5.68
6.50	19.57	11.35	8.71	7.46	6.75	6.32	6.04	5.85
6.75	19.68	11.48	8.85	7.6	6.91	6.49	6.21	6.03
7.00	19.80	11.61	8.99	7.75	7.07	6.65	6.39	6.21
7.25	19.92	11.74	9.13	7.90	7.23	6.82	6.56	6.40
7.50	20.04	11.87	9.27	8.06	7.39	6.99	6.74	6.58
7.75	20.16	12.00	9.41	8.21	7.55	7.16	6.92	6.77
8.00	20.28	12.13	9.56	8.36	7.72	7.34	7.10	6.95
8.25	20.40	12.27	9.70	8.52	7.88	7.51	7.28	7.14
8.50	20.52	12.40	9.85	8.68	8.05	7.69	7.47	7.33
8.75	20.64	12.53	9.99	8.84	8.22	7.87	7.65	7.52
9.00	20.76	12.67	10.14	9.00	8.39	8.05	7.84	7.71
9.25	20.88	12.80	10.29	9.16	8.56	8.23	8.03	7.91
9.50	21.00	12.94	10.44	9.32	8.74	8.41	8.22	8.10
9.75	21.12	13.08	10.59	9.49	8.91	8.59	8.41	8.30
10.00	21.25	13.22	10.75	9.65	9.09	8.78	8.60	8.49
10.25	21.37	13.35	10.90	9.82	9.26	8.96	8.79	8.69
10.50	21.49	13.49	11.05	9.98	9.44	9.15	8.98	8.89
10.75	21.62	13.63	11.21	10.15	9.62	9.33	9.18	9.08
11.00	21.74	13.78	11.37	10.32	9.80	9.52	9.37	9.28
11.25	21.87	13.92	11.52	10.49	9.98	9.71	9.56	9.48
11.50	21.99	14.06	11.68	10.66	10.16	9.90	9.76	9.68
11.75	22.12	14.20	11.84	10.84	10.35	10.09	9.96	9.88
12.00	22.24	14.35	12.00	11.01	10.53	10.29	10.16	10.08
12.25	22.37	14.49	12.16	11.19	10.72	10.48	10.35	10.29
12.50	22.50	14.64	12.33	11.36	10.9	10.67	10.55	10.49
12.75	22.63	14.78	12.49	11.54	11.09	10.87	10.75	10.69
13.00	22.75	14.93	12.65	11.72	11.28	11.06	10.95	10.90

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