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Rate Lock Policy
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Rate Lock Hours |
You must be eligible to request a lock per our
written policy stated here in our website.
Lock requests will be accepted from the time
we post rates on our website until 4:00 PM PST/PDT
Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. No locks will
be accepted on holidays. Please call 800-724-0004 or
email us with specific requests. Please use email
communications during non-working hours. |
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What We Require |
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lock a loan, we must acknowledge and be in receipt of a
complete application sent from our secure website, a
rate lock agreement signed by the borrower, and all of
the initial required documents itemized in the Required
Documents section of our website. Unlike most companies,
we do not require that you be approved in order to lock
in an interest rate with the exception of a 15-day rate
lock. On a purchase transaction, we do
require that you show proof that you have a home under
contract. 15 day locks require full loan approval and a clearance and satisfaction of all outstanding conditions, and a
fee equal to the applicable administration fee.
For 15-day rate locks, borrowers need to be aware that
they bear the risk that the market will deteriorate
between the time they apply and the date they become
eligible to lock. |
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Float Down Policy |
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American Interbanc will consider
requests by borrowers to "Float Down" certain locked
loans prior to the expiration of the lock or the funding
of the loan, whichever is earlier, subject to the terms
in this policy. The term "Float Down" means and
refers to a borrower's desire to take advantage of
improvements in the market and renegotiate better loan
terms than those to which the borrower previously
committed at the time he or she executed a rate lock
agreement. A "Float Down" is available only on a
one-time basis per loan and only for fully approved
loans with all conditions satisfied. "Float Downs"
are not available for adjustable rate mortgages, and
American Interbanc reserves the right to decline to
agree to a "Float Down" at its discretion. Any
borrower desiring to negotiate a "Float Down" on an
eligible mortgage loan shall be subject to the
following, an additional fee: $500.00
or .5% point (based on loan amount), whichever is
greater. A borrower with a 30-day lock may only
"Float Down" to current 30-day pricing, and a borrower
with a 15-day lock may only "Float Down" to current
15-day pricing. A "Float Down" shall not extend the
original expiration date of the initial lock period.
All extension costs associated with a "Float Down" shall
be paid by the borrower. Float downs are not available
in NJ. |
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Losing Your Lock/Failure To Comply |
American Interbanc reserves
the right to cancel or modify the duration of a rate
lock for the following reasons:
- If at any time the
borrower has not provided any documents we have
requested within 48 hours of our request.
- If at any time the borrower has delayed the
process by failing to comply with appointments.
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Confirmation of Lock |
| Lock requests are executed
immediately upon receipt. The borrower should consider
his lock confirmed only upon receipt of a letter
signed by an authorized representative of American
Interbanc Mortgage, LLC. |
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Volatile Market Conditions |
| American Interbanc reserves
the right to suspend lock requests on any business day
that market conditions prohibit our ability to execute a
lock. |
American Interbanc Mortgage, LLC
1 Park Plaza, Suite 100
Irvine, CA 92614
Toll Free: 800-724-0004
Fax: 714-957-9433
E-mail:
info@americaninterbanc.com
Copyright © 1998
American Interbanc Mortgage, LLC
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