Definitions: Mortgages
- Fixed means that your interest rate, along with your principal and interest payments, will stay exactly the same during your mortgage term.
- Closed means that you cannot pay down your mortgage more than your prepayment privilege without also paying a prepayment charge.
- A prepayment privilege is the amount you can pay toward your mortgage, on top of your regular payments, without having to pay a prepayment charge.
- A prepayment charge is a fee that is payable if you pay more than the allowed additional amount toward your mortgage, break your mortgage contract or pay back your entire mortgage before the end of your term, including when you sell your home.
Terms & Conditions
1. The Annual Percentage Rate (APR) represents the total cost of borrowing, including interest and fees, expressed as a percentage. It is not the rate used for regular payments. The APR is based on a $400,000 mortgage with a 30-year amortization, monthly payments, a $600 property valuation fee and $2,500 legal fees. If additional fees apply, or if any of these fees do not apply, the APR will change accordingly. The calculation assumes a fixed, non-fluctuating interest rate over the mortgage term.