You Still Need A High Credit Score To Refinance

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Times aren't great in the mortgage refinancing market. According to the October 2018 Origination Insights Report from mortgage application software provider Ellie Mae, refinancing homes make up 32% of October's closed mortgages – continuing a drop in refis that began five to six months prior.

It's likely that mortgage rate increases are to blame for the decline in refis. The drop roughly corresponds to 30-year fixed mortgage rates breaking the 4.5% mark in May for the first time since January 2014.

Refinancing generally only makes sense when you can acquire a better interest rate than your current rate. After years of historically low interest rates, it's less likely that you can find rates suitable for refinancing – unless you have improved your creditworthiness since taking out your original mortgage.

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