May 24, 20263 min read
This decision can affect both approval and the cost of the mortgage for years. A pre-approval rate hold is mainly protection against rates rising. If rates fall, the outcome depends on the lender and whether a lower product is available for your transaction.
What changes the outcome
Here is what matters most:
- Ask whether the lender automatically adjusts to a lower rate or requires the broker to request a reprice.
- A lower advertised rate may have different conditions than the product held in your pre-approval.
- Do not cancel a protected approval before confirming that the replacement option is fully available.
- Close to closing, changing lenders can create document, appraisal and legal timing risks.
Use the rate hold as a floor for planning while continuing to compare legitimate lower options.
Want this applied to your own numbers?
Call Phil Cragg at 866-349-4915 or request a written comparison.
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