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By: Danny Wirken

Cheap Home Loans: What is an APR?

"APR" is one of the most misunderstood terms in the world of home mortgages. While you might know that it means "Annual Percentage Rate", you may not know that it includes more than the interest rate. APR is a figure used to determine the yearly cost of a new home loan including all other fees like points, origination fees, and lending fees. A lot see this as something hidden yet it is a clear amount being paid on mortgage.

Years ago, it was hard to determine the total cost of a home mortgage without reading all of the fine print or using a sophisticated mortgage calculator. While one lender might offer you a 7.50% interest rate and another offers you 6.00%, the better deal isn't so obvious. Overall, the 6.00% loan could be much more expensive with all of additional fees.

The federal government requires lenders to quote APR because loans frequently are offered on different terms. To extend the inevitable fruit analogy, differing loan terms from different lenders can make it hard to figure out which offer is a sour persimmon and which is a real peach. APR helps you identify the peaches.

APR's are Your Friend

To address deceptive marketing tactics, the federal government enacted the Truth in Lending Act, which required that lenders advertise and make explicit the Annual Percentage Rate associated with their new home loans. The upshot is that APRs are your friend; they allow you to compare offers from different lenders on a level playing field.

However, the APR system is not perfect. In some cases the Annual Percentage Rate won't include extra fees such as title insurance and appraisal. In general, the best method for loan shopping is to ask for a good-faith estimate, which details all costs and gives you a total estimated cost of the loan using a mortgage calculator.

APR takes into account some costs of getting the loan, including points, most loan fees and mortgage insurance. It does not take into account certain charges, including non-refundable application fees, late payment charges, title insurance premiums, and fees for title examination, property appraisals and document preparation.

Home Loans - Do Your Research

The important thing to remember is that the APR is a good basis for comparison between new home loan offers. When you get further in the process, you can dig deeper to get yourself the best deal possible.

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